Passengers are facing immense difficulties while traveling by train due to a combination of scorching heat and negligence from the railway administration. Reports of malfunctioning AC systems, poor sanitation, insufficient water supply, and overcrowding have been surfacing. The railway’s help app has revealed a multitude of complaints related to these...
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issues. Specifically, passengers on several trains, including Vande Bharat Express, have reported AC malfunctions, with some being denied AC failure certificates, making it difficult to claim refunds. Other complaints include waterlogged compartments, unsanitary conditions, and overbooked trains where passengers were forced to stand despite having confirmed tickets. Additionally, several trains experienced significant delays, adding further to the woes of passengers.

Due to yard remodeling and inter-locking work being carried out between Jhansi and Datia on the third line at Kanpur station, there will be cancellations, partial cancellations, and route changes for several trains. Between December 11th and 18th, several trains, including the Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Agra Express (train numbers...
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11901/11902), Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Etawah Express (train numbers 11903/11904), Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Lucknow Express (train numbers 11109/11110), Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Nizamuddin (train numbers 12049/12050), and Viraangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Kanpur Express (train numbers 01813/01814) will be cancelled. The Ahmedabad - Dibrugarh Express (train numbers 09465/09466) will be cancelled on December 15th and 18th respectively. Additionally, some trains will operate on alternative routes. The Gwalior - Barouni Express (train number 11123) will operate on the Gwalior-Jhansi-Kanpur-Gwalior route on December 12th, 13th, 15th, and 17th, and the Barouni - Gwalior Express (train number 11124) will operate on the Kanpur-Etawah-Bhind-Gwalior route on December 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 16th. The Chennai - Lucknow Express (train number 16093) will operate on the Bina-Guna-Shivpuri-Gwalior-Bhind-Etawah-Kanpur route on December 16th. The Mumbai Central - Katihar Express (train number 09189) will operate on the Lalitpur-Khajuraho-Mahoba-Banda-Bhimsen-Kanpur route on December 16th. The LTT - Chhapra Express (train number 15102) will operate through Kanpur on December 14th. The Udaipur - Khajuraho Express (train number 19666) will run from Agra to Khajuraho between December 12th and 16th and the Khajuraho - Udaipur Express (train number 19665) will run from Khajuraho to Agra between December 14th and 18th. The Nagpur - Amritsar Express (train numbers 22125/22126), Bhopal - Pratapgarh Express (train numbers 12183/12184), Lucknow - Bhopal Express (train numbers 12593/12594), Lokmanya Tilak Terminal - Lucknow Express (train numbers 22121/22122), Hyderabad - Gorakhpur Express (train numbers 02575/02576), and Gorakhpur - Mahbubnagar Express (train numbers 05303/05304) will be operating on different days between December 15th and 18th.

The Indian Railways has announced the cancellation of several trains departing from Lucknow due to maintenance and construction work on different tracks. These cancellations are in effect from December 5th to 18th, 2023, affecting trains traveling to various destinations like Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, and Ahmedabad. The impacted trains include:...
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15025/15026 Mau - Anand Vihar Terminal Express, 15083/15084 Utsarg Express, 14213/14214 Varanasi City - Bahraich Intercity Express, 14017/14018 Raxual - Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express, 13509/13510 Asansol - Gonda Express, 09465/09466 Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Clone Special, 05167/05168 Balia - Shahganj Express Special, 05171/05172 Balia - Shahganj Express Special, 09465/09466 Ahmedabad - Dibrugarh Weekly, 11109/11110 Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Lucknow Daily, 01823/01824 Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Lucknow Daily, 12183/12184 Bhopal - Pratapgarh 3 days a week, 12593/12594 Lucknow - Bhopal Weekly, 22121/22122 Lokmanya Tilak T - Lucknow Weekly, 02575/02576 Hyderabad - Gorakhpur Weekly.

On Sunday morning, a Sarus crane collided with the pantograph of the Sant Kabirnagar Express (20104) travelling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, near Kalpi Railway Crossing No. 176, before Bhua station. This caused damage to the pantograph, resulting in the train coming to a sudden halt, causing panic among passengers. The incident...
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disrupted the up and down track operation on the Jhansi-Kanpur rail route, halting train services. The train driver informed the control room in Jhansi and the Deputy SS at Bhua station, who then notified the RPF and TRD department at Urai station. The incident led to the deployment of TRD Senior Section Engineer BK.