The Indian Railways will be installing and testing automatic signals on the rail track between the stations of Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb on the Gorakhpur to Lucknow route. Due to this, a mega block has been scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of September. After the completion of this work, the...
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track will be able to accommodate more than two trains in one block. This will result in the cancellation of 27 trains between the 2nd and 4th of September. Additionally, 26 trains will be diverted to take the Gorakhpur-Barhani-Gonda route, and seven trains, including Vande Bharat, will be rescheduled. The cancellation of 22531 (Chhapra to Mathura Junction Express) and 22532 (Mathura Junction to Chhapra Express) on the 2nd and 4th of September is also announced. The same applies to 15114 (Chhapra Kacheri to Gomti Nagar Express) and 15113 (Gomti Nagar to Chhapra Kacheri Express) on the 2nd and 3rd of September. Furthermore, 12531 (Gorakhpur to Lucknow Junction Express) and 12532 (Lucknow Junction to Gorakhpur Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September. Similarly, the cancellation of 12530 (Lucknow Junction to Patliputra Express) and 12529 (Patliputra to Lucknow Junction Express) on the 3rd and 4th of September is also announced. Lastly, 15070 (Aishbagh to Gorakhpur Express) and 15069 (Gorakhpur to Aishbagh Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September, and the 4th and 5th of September, respectively.

Due to the commissioning of automatic signaling on the Gorakhpur-Gonda route between Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb stations, some trains will be cancelled and diverted between August 2nd and 4th, 2024. The cancelled trains include 22531/22532 Chhapra-Mathura Express, 15114/15113 Chhapra Kacheri-Gomti Nagar Express, 12531/12532 Gorakhpur-Lucknow Express, 12530/12529 Lucknow-Patliputra Express, 15070/15069 Aishbagh-Gorakhpur...
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Express, 04137/04138 Gwalior-Barauni Special, 05425/05426 Bhatni-Ayodhya Dham Unreserved Special, 05131/05132 Gorakhpur-Bahraich-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special, 05031/05032 Gorakhpur-Gonda Unreserved Special, 05471/05472 Nakha Jungle-Nautanwa-Nakha Jungle Unreserved Special, 05033/05034 Gorakhpur-Bardhani-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special, and 05469/05470 Nakha Jungle-Nautanwa-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special. The trains being diverted include 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Special, 02569 Darbhanga-New Delhi Special, 12565 Darbhanga-New Delhi Express, 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Express, 22537 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 12595 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Express, and 20103 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express. These diversions will be through the Gorakhpur-Bardhani-Gonda route.

Due to maintenance work on platform 1 at Lucknow Junction station of North Eastern Railway from August 20th to September 18th, 2024, several train services will be affected. Trains originating and terminating at Lucknow Junction will be shortened, partially canceled, or have their platform changed. Specifically, train 15053, originating from Chhapra,...
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will terminate at Gomtinagar from August 19th to September 17th, 2024. Train 15054, departing from Lucknow Junction, will terminate at Gomtinagar from August 20th to September 18th, 2024. Additionally, trains 12529, 15204, and 15008 will have their platform changed at Lucknow Junction. All train operations will resume their normal schedule and routes after the maintenance period.

Due to maintenance work on the washable apron of platform number 1 at Lucknow Junction station of Varanasi Northeast Railway, several train routes between Chhapra and Lucknow have been altered from August 20th to September 18th, 2024. These changes include short terminations, short origins, partial cancellations, and platform changes. Train number...
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15053, the Chhapra-Lucknow Junction Express, will terminate at Gomtinagar station from August 19th to September 17th. The 15054 Lucknow Junction-Chhapra Express will start from Gomtinagar station from August 20th to September 18th. Other changes include shifting the platform for trains like the 12529 Patliputra-Lucknow Junction Express, the 15204 Lucknow Junction-Barauni Express, and the 15008 Lucknow Junction-Varanasi City Express. The railway administration has stated that the work is being done on a war footing and will be completed soon, after which all trains will be restored to their original schedules and platforms.

Due to maintenance work on the washable apron of platform number one at Lucknow Junction Railway Station, the North Eastern Railway Lucknow Division has announced a block until September 18th. This will cause several train services to be affected. Some trains will operate from other stations like Aishbagh and Gomtinagar, while...
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others will experience platform changes. For example, the 15054 Chhapra Express will operate from Gomtinagar Station from August 20th to September 18th. Additionally, the 15053 Chhapra-Lucknow Express will only reach Gomtinagar Station from August 19th to September 17th. The 12531 Gorakhpur-Lucknow Express will terminate at Aishbagh from August 20th to September 18th, and the 12532 Lucknow-Gorakhpur Express will depart from Aishbagh during the same period. Further changes include the 15009 Gorakhpur-Mailani Express, which will not reach Lucknow Junction and will operate from Daliganj to Mailani from August 19th to September 17th. Similarly, the 15010 Mailani-Gorakhpur Express will depart from Daliganj instead of Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Junction Express will reach Aishbagh Station at 12.30 pm and not proceed to Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 12179 Lucknow Junction-Agra Fort Express will depart from Aishbagh at 4 pm instead of Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 15011 Lucknow Junction-Chandigarh Express will operate with a one-hour delay from Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. In a separate incident, two ticket touts were arrested by the North Eastern Railway Security Force Crime Information Branch from Vijay Khand in Gomtinagar while operating an illegal ticket business from a shop. They were found with 26 e-tickets and subsequently arrested and sent to jail.