The Indian Railways is making several changes to train routes and schedules. From October 17th to 20th, the 15160 Durd-Chhapra Sarnath Express will take a diverted route via Manikpur, Prayagraj Chhivki, Varanasi, Jaunpur, and Audahihar. The 18205 Durd-Navtanwa Express will also take a diverted route via Manikpur, Prayagraj Chhivki, Varanasi, Jafrabad,...
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Sultanpur, and Ayodhya on October 17th. The 20808/20807 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakund Express will have a two-minute stop at Bhodwal Majri station from October 21st to November 21st. The railway stations of Kochuveli and Nemom have been renamed to Thiruvananthapuram North and Thiruvananthapuram South, respectively. The 18237/18238 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express will have a stop at Katol station, and the 11040/11039 Gondia-Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus will have a trial stop at Puntamba station for six months.

The Indian Railway is currently upgrading its system, leading to disruptions in train services on affected routes. Due to ongoing electronic interlocking work at Dholpur station, four pairs of trains were canceled on Monday. This included two pairs of express trains running daily between Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi station and Agra Cantt....
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Additionally, the New Delhi-Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Taj Express and the Udaipur-Khajuraho Intercity Express were short-terminated at Agra Cantt station. The Millennium Express was initially scheduled to be delayed by 65 minutes at Dholpur, but was eventually canceled. Other affected trains included the 18478 Yog Nagri Rishikesh-Puri Utkal Express and the 18238 Chhattisgarh Express, both delayed by 55 minutes, resulting in a 2-hour delay in their arrival at Gwalior. The Samata Express was delayed by 1 hour and 15 minutes, and the Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express by 1 hour and 30 minutes. Passengers faced significant inconvenience due to these disruptions. Separately, the electrification of the railway line between Khandwa and Amlakhurd is set to begin soon, following approval during a meeting between South Central Railway Zone's General Manager Anil Kumar Jain and regional MPs at the Nanded Rail Division office. The meeting addressed concerns raised by Khandwa MP Gyaneshwar Patil regarding the delay in electrification of the Khandwa-Amlakhurd line. The meeting confirmed that tenders for the electrification of both the Khandwa-Amlakhurd and Akola-Akot railway lines will be invited next week.

Indian Railways is upgrading four trains running from Agra to Jhansi to superfast status, increasing their speed and fares. The four trains, namely the Patal Kote Express (14623-24), Jhelum Express (11078-77), Mumbai CST-Amritsar Express (11057-58), and Chhattisgarh Express (18238-37), will see their average speed increase from 80 km/h to 100-110 km/h....
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This will result in a reduced travel time by 45 minutes to 1 hour. The new fares will be effective from January 1, 2025, and will see an increase of Rs. 20-60 across classes, from General to First AC. The speed increase will reduce travel time between Agra, Gwalior, and Jhansi by 15-20 minutes.

Due to expansion work on the railway line in the Agra Cantt-Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi section of the North Central Railway's Jhansi Division, some passenger trains from the South East Central Railway will operate on altered routes. These changes affect the following trains: - **18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express**: Departing Amritsar from 5th to...
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12th September 2024, it will reach Bilaspur via Meerut City, Khurja, Mitawali, Agra Fort, Bayana, Sogariya, Ruthiyai, and Bina. - **18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express**: Departing Korba from 13th to 16th September 2024, it will reach Amritsar via Bina, Ruthiyai, Sogariya, Bayana, Agra Fort, Mitawali, Khurja, and Meerut City. - **20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakund Express**: Departing Visakhapatnam on 13th September 2024, it will reach Amritsar via New Katni Junction, Manikpur, Prayagraj, Govindpuri, Tundla, Ghaziabad, and New Delhi.

Fifteen trains passing through Chhattisgarh have been canceled due to ongoing railway track work in Delhi and Vijayawada. This includes the cancellation of four express trains, the stoppage of four trains and the rerouting of six trains. The cancellations and rerouting will affect train operations from September 6th to 14th....
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These changes are attributed to railway track expansion projects in Delhi and Vijayawada. The cancelled trains include the 22867/22868 Dur-Nizamuddin Express, 20847/20848 Dur-Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur) Express. The rerouted trains include the 18477/18478 Puri-Yoganagri Rishikesh Utkal Express, 18237/18238 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Express, and 12550 Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur)-Durg Express.