On Monday, several train passengers faced extreme heat due to AC failures on six trains, including Shram Shakti and Humsafar. Passengers took to Twitter to complain to the Railway Minister, General Manager, and Divisional Railway Manager. Engineers attended to the trains upon their arrival at Kanpur Central station. The trains departed...
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10-20 minutes late after the AC was fixed. One passenger, Aryav, tweeted about the AC failure in his Shram Shakti train (12452) from Kanpur Central, reporting that it had been malfunctioning for over an hour. Another passenger, Shubham Kumar, tweeted about the AC failure in the B-15 compartment of the Humsafar train (22460) from Anand Vihar Terminal to Madhupur. The train arrived at platform 6 at 5:30 pm and departed at 5:55 pm after engineers fixed the AC. The AC in the B-1 compartment of the North East Express (12505) from Anand Vihar to Kamakhya also failed near Aligarh. It was fixed at Kanpur Central after being reported on Twitter. Engineers also attended to AC failures on three other trains: the Barmer-Pune-Gorakhpur Summer Special, and two other unidentified trains. The Public Relations Officer of the Prayagraj Division, Amit Singh, stated that the AC issues were due to the heat and that they were being addressed upon receiving complaints. The Gorakhpur-Pune Special (01432) arrived at Kanpur Central station at 8:20 pm on Monday, delayed by 38 hours. The train set a new record for lateness. Other trains also experienced delays: the Gorakhpur-LTT Special (01124) was delayed by 18 hours, the Gaya-Anand Vihar Special (03635) by 10 hours, the Barauni-Delhi Station (04061) by 10 hours, and the Anand Vihar-Puri Express (18428) by 14.5 hours.

Due to rising temperatures, AC units on six trains on the Delhi-Howrah route have failed. Passengers complained on Twitter about the faulty ACs, causing delays in train departures. One such train, the 12452 Shram Shakti Express, experienced an AC failure in a coach, leading to delays in Kanpur Central. Another train,...
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the 22460 Humsafar Express, also had an AC malfunction in coach B-15, causing a 10-minute delay. The 12505 North East Express experienced an AC failure in coach B-1 after leaving Aligarh. Three other trains, including the Barmer, Pune-Gorakhpur Summer Special, also experienced AC issues. The PR Officer of Prayagraj Mandal confirmed that the AC issues are due to the heat and are being addressed promptly.

On Tuesday, an RPF police officer promptly recovered and returned a lost trolley bag belonging to a passenger on the Anand Vihar-Madhupur Humsafar Express. The passenger, Mohammad Noor Alam from Begusarai, Bihar, was traveling from Delhi to Mokama in coach B-1 of train number 22460. He accidentally left his bag...
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on the train while disembarking at Mokama station. After receiving a call for help on the 139 helpline, the RPF swiftly located the bag at Jasidih station and returned it to the owner. The bag contained important documents, cash, and valuable clothes, along with other belongings. The passenger expressed gratitude to the RPF for their assistance.