The Agra-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express train will commence its services on September 23rd, 2023, operating six days a week, excluding Fridays. The train will depart from Agra Cantt at 6:00 AM and arrive in Varanasi at 1:00 PM. The return journey will depart from Varanasi at 3:20 PM and reach Agra...
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Cantt at 10:20 PM. The train will have eight coaches, including seven chair car coaches and one executive class coach, with a total of 602 seats. The ticket fares for the chair car are INR 1570 from Agra to Varanasi and INR 2850 for the executive class. The train will make stops at Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur Central, and Prayagraj Junction, with a 5-minute halt at Kanpur Central and Prayagraj Junction, and 2-minute halts at other stations. The train's maintenance will be done in Agra, and it will be operated by North Central Railway's loco pilots and guards. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, virtually flagged off the train on September 16th, 2023, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

A major accident was averted on the Etawah-Gwalior rail route due to heavy rainfall. A train, the Etawah-Gwalior Passenger, passed over a track where the soil had subsided near Rahatpura railway crossing, approximately two kilometers from Etawah Junction. After the train passed, the track completely collapsed. The Etawah-Gwalior-Agra rail route was...
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affected for about three and a half hours. The train's speed was limited to 10 kilometers per hour when it crossed the damaged track, which likely prevented a major disaster. The track was repaired and the train departed for Gwalior at 1:26 PM. The incident also caused delays for another train, the 01887, which was delayed from its scheduled departure at 10 AM. Passengers were inconvenienced, facing delays and lack of information from authorities. Heavy rainfall also caused waterlogging on the railway tracks at Etawah Junction, but this did not affect the Delhi-Howrah rail route.

On Monday evening, during the inauguration of the Vande Bharat Express in Etawah, MLA Sarita Bhadauria fell onto the railway tracks in front of the train while attempting to flag it off. The incident caused a commotion and the train, which had already begun to move, was stopped by the...
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presence of BJP leaders and officials who were at the station for the inauguration. The train had left from Agra earlier and made its first stop in Etawah before proceeding to Varanasi. A large number of BJP leaders and officials were present at the station to welcome the train. The train was scheduled to depart for Kanpur after a brief stop in Etawah. The incident occurred when MLA Bhadauria and others were waving a flag to see off the train. She fell onto the tracks as the train began to move, but was quickly pulled back to safety by the party leaders and officials present.

The Indian Railways is planning to introduce the Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train, on the route between Varanasi and Agra. The train will have a stop at Etawah Junction, which is expected to boost tourism to the Etawah Safari Park. The train will cover the 550 km distance in 7...
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hours and will have stops at four stations between Varanasi and Agra, including Etawah, Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, and Tundla. The train will operate six days a week, with maintenance scheduled for Fridays. This move is expected to benefit residents of Etawah as well as domestic and international tourists travelling between Varanasi and Agra. The train will provide a convenient and faster mode of transport for those visiting the Etawah Safari Park, which is a world-class tourist destination in the Chambal region.

In preparation for the Kumbh Mela 2025, the Indian Railways has initiated crowd management plans. Several trains departing from Prayagraj Junction will be shifted to Fatehpur and Chunar railway stations. To manage the influx of passengers during the Kumbh Mela, the railways has decided to extend the operations of certain trains...
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originating from Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Chhivki. From January 12 to 16, January 28 to February 5, February 11 to 14, and February 25 to 28, the following train operations will be altered: Train number 11801-11802, Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi-Prayagraj Express will be operational up to Fatehpur. Train number 11273-11274, Itarsi-Prayagraj Chhivki will terminate at Chunar railway station. Train numbers 03333-03334 and 04193-04194, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Subedarganj will run up to Fatehpur. Train number 04181-04182, Kanpur Central-Subedarganj will run up to Chunar. Train number 04129-04130, Kanpur Central-Fatehpur MEMU will run up to Prayagraj Junction. Train number 04103-04104, Kanpur Central-Faufud will run up to Prayagraj Junction. Train number 04159-04160, Kanpur Central-Etawah MEMU will operate to and from Fatehpur.