The newly constructed 13 km long Mahrail-Vachaspati Nagar rail section, part of the Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazaar gauge conversion project, will undergo speed trials on January 17th and 18th. During these trials, trains and light engines will operate at speeds of 100 km/h or higher. The public is advised to stay away from...
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the railway line during these trials, as it is unsafe. The remaining sections of the project, Vachaspati Nagar to Khutouna and Khutouna to Laukaha Bazaar, are under construction. The railway administration will not be responsible for any accidents that may occur due to negligence in heeding this warning.

Due to dense fog, long-distance trains arriving in Lucknow are facing significant delays, ranging from 2 to 13 hours. Passengers are experiencing inconvenience due to the lack of accurate information regarding train locations. The 139 helpline and online platforms for tracking train status were also slow, adding to the difficulties faced...
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by passengers. Several trains, including the Gorakhdham Express (12556), the Gorakhpur Humsafar Express (12572), and the Mumbai LTT-Sultanpur Express (12143), were significantly delayed. The delays impacted a range of trains, including the Gorakhpur Humsafar Express, the Mumbai LTT-Sultanpur Express, the Udyog Nagari Express, the Himgiri Express, the Sabarmati Express, the New Delhi-New Jalpaiguri Express, the Marudhar Express, the Arunachal Express, the Rajdhani Express, the Upasana Express, the Chandigarh-Lucknow Express, and the Doon Express.

Due to various infrastructure development works across different railway divisions, several train services will be affected between January 15th and 21st. In the Asansol division, several train routes will be canceled or rerouted. For instance, the 08644/08643 Asansol-Adra-Asansol train will be canceled on January 18th and 20th due to a joint...
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rolling block in the Adra division. The 03598/03597 Asansol-Ranchi-Asansol MEMU service will be canceled on January 20th. Additionally, the 08174/08652 Tata-Asansol-Barabhum MEMU service will be terminated at Adra on January 16th. In the Lucknow division, infrastructure works will impact operations between January 15th and 21st. The 13009/13010 Howrah-Yog Nagri Rishikesh Doon Express and 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Superfast Express will be diverted via Pratapgarh and Lucknow between January 15th and 21st.

The North Eastern Railway's Lucknow Division has decided to carry out interlocking work for the doubling of the Tulsi Nagar, Malipur, and Zafarganj stations on the Barabanki-Ayodhya Cantt.-Shahganj-Zafarabad section. Due to this work, the routes of several trains will be changed from January 11 to 20. The 13009/13010 Howrah-Yog Nagri Rishikesh-Howrah...
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Doon Express will be diverted via Varanasi-Ma Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction-Lucknow from January 15 to 19. Similarly, the 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi SF Express will also be diverted via the same route from January 15 to 19. The 13509 Asansol-Gonda Weekly Express, scheduled to depart on January 16, will be diverted via Mau, Gorakhpur, and Gonda. The 13510 Gonda-Asansol Express, scheduled to depart on January 17, will be diverted via Gonda, Gorakhpur, and Mau.

Due to dense fog, visibility on railway tracks was severely reduced, causing significant delays in train operations. The Gomti Express (Train no. 12420) arrived in Lucknow at 10:30 am on Thursday instead of its scheduled arrival at 9:30 pm on Wednesday. The return train, Gomti Express (Train no. 12419), also departed...
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with an eight-hour delay at 1:45 am. The Tejas Express (Train no. 82501) arriving from Delhi was delayed by 1 hour and 55 minutes, and the departing Tejas Express (Train no. 82502) was delayed by 1 hour and 22 minutes. The Shatabdi Express (Train no. 12004) arriving from Delhi was delayed by 15 minutes, while the departing Shatabdi Express (Train no. 12003) was delayed by 5 minutes. The Lucknow Mail (Train no. 12230) arriving from Delhi was delayed by 49 minutes, while the departing Lucknow Mail (Train no. 12229) was delayed by 45 minutes. Other trains affected by delays include: Gorakhdham Express (Train no. 12556), Ektamata Express (Train no. 14261), Indore Patna Express (Train no. 19313), Rajdhani Express (Train no. 20503), Kota Patna Express (Train no. 13240), Begam Pura Express (Train no. 12238), Upasana Express (Train no. 12328), Chandigarh Lucknow Express (Train no. 12232), Doon Express (Train no. 13010), Archana Express (Train no. 12356), Jallianwala Bagh Express (Train no. 18103), Punjab Mail (Train no. 13005), and Kolkata Express (Train no. 13152). Passengers experienced significant inconvenience due to these delays.