The West Central Railway has made changes to the departure times of several passenger trains. The MP Sampark Kranti Express (12121) departing from Jabalpur will now leave at 19:20 instead of 19:30 starting August 11th, with subsequent station departures also adjusted by 10 minutes. The Dayodaya Express (12181) will leave Jabalpur...
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at 20:35 instead of 20:50 from August 11th. The Shridham Express (12192) will depart Jablpur at 17:30 instead of 17:45 starting August 11th, 2024. The Humsafar Express (20827) will leave Jabalpur at 20:20 instead of 20:35 from August 15th. The Barouni-Gondia Express (15231) will arrive at Katni at 06:15 instead of 06:35 starting August 11th. The Indore-Howrah Kshipra Express (22911/22912) will have two AC 3-tier coaches replaced with two general coaches, effective from November 12th (Indore-Howrah) and November 14th (Howrah-Indore). A sanitary pad vending machine has been installed at Bina Railway Station by the Bhopal Railway Division in collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Bina Refinery. This initiative is part of their CSR program and will provide a crucial service to women passengers, ensuring hygiene and convenience during their journey.

The Eastern Railway is replacing two AC coaches with additional general second-class coaches in several trains, including the Poorvanchal Express and the 1st Independence War Express. This change is being implemented to address the high demand for general class travel. The modifications will be implemented in stages, starting with seven train...
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pairs, and will continue to be implemented in other trains. Specific details include: the 15047/15048 Gorakhpur-Kolkata-Gorakhpur Poorvanchal Express will have the change implemented on November 17th from Gorakhpur and November 18th from Kolkata. The 15049/15050 Gorakhpur-Kolkata-Gorakhpur Poorvanchal Express will be modified on November 20th from Gorakhpur and November 18th from Kolkata. The 15051/15052 Gorakhpur-Kolkata-Gorakhpur Poorvanchal Express will be modified on November 21st from Gorakhpur. The 15097/15098 Bhagalpur-Jammu Tawi-Bhagalpur Amarnath Express will be modified on November 21st from Bhagalpur and November 19th from Jammu Tawi. The 22198/22197 Kolkata-VGL-Jhansi-Kolkata 1st Independence War Express will be modified on November 8th from VGL Jhansi and November 10th from Kolkata. The 22911/22912 Indore-Howrah-Indore Shipr Express will be modified on November 12th from Indore and November 14th from Howrah. The 12253/12254 SMVT Bengaluru-Bhagalpur SMVT-Bengaluru Anga Express will be modified on July 20th from SMVT Bengaluru and July 24th from Bhagalpur.

Indian Railways is adjusting the composition of several trains by decreasing the number of third AC and second AC coaches and adding more general coaches, particularly in trains running between Indore, Patna, and Dhanbad. This change is being implemented to address the issue of overcrowding in general and sleeper coaches due...
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to the increased number of AC coaches in recent years. The adjustments will take effect in November for trains like the Indore-Howrah Shipr Express and the Patna-Indore Expresses. Additionally, the Alleppey Express, Ganga Damodar Express, and Ganga Satluj Express will also see changes in their coach compositions with more general coaches being added. The changes are expected to improve passenger comfort and reduce overcrowding in the non-AC compartments. Notably, special trains are being planned for the upcoming Durga Puja and Chhath festivals to accommodate the anticipated surge in passengers.

Due to track doubling and non-interlocking works in different railway divisions, 13 Express and Special trains operating on the Dhanbad route have been cancelled until July 11th. The track doubling project between Malkheri and Mahadevkheri stations on the West Central Railway (WCR) zone has resulted in the cancellation of several trains....
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Additionally, non-interlocking work between Kazipet and Ballarshah stations has led to the cancellation of trains from South India and West India. The cancellations are spread across various dates between June 27th and July 11th. The affected trains include, among others, 07008 Raxaul-Sikandrabad Special, 17007 Sikandrabad-Darbhanga Express, 17008 Darbhanga-Sikandrabad Express, 07051 Hyderabad-Raxaul Special, 07052 Raxaul-Sikandrabad, 19413 Ahmedabad-Kolkata Express, 19414 Kolkata-Ahmedabad Express, 19607 Kolkata-Madar Express, 19608 Madar-Kolkata Express, 22911 Indore-Howrah Sipra Express, 22912 Howrah-Indore Sipra Express, 13025 Howrah-Bhopal Express, and 13026 Bhopal-Howrah Express.