The Indian Railways has announced the extension of 14 summer special train services operating from the Ratlam Division. Bookings for these extended services will commence on July 31st, 2024, on all PRS and IRCTC websites. The special trains include tri-weekly and weekly services connecting various cities like Agra Cantt, Ahmedabad, Kanpur...
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Central, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Bandra Terminus, and Indore. Additionally, the Indore-Lingampalli and Indore-Puri Humsafar Express trains will have an extra third AC coach added for enhanced passenger comfort. The extended services are scheduled to run until August 31st, 2024, with some services operating till September 1st, 2024.

The Bilaspur Railway Administration has permanently added 2 general coaches to the Hyderabad-Raxual-Hyderabad Express (train numbers 17005/17006), bringing the total to 4 general coaches. This is intended to alleviate overcrowding and provide more general class seating for passengers. Additionally, the Indore-Puri-Indore Humsafar Express (train numbers 20917/20918) will temporarily have an additional...
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AC-3 coach and a sleeper coach added. The AC-3 coach will be available on train number 20917 on July 30th and the sleeper coach will be available on train number 20918 on August 1st. This is intended to provide increased capacity and improved travel experiences for passengers.

The Indian Railways have cancelled 50 trains passing through Chhattisgarh due to ongoing infrastructure development work. This has caused significant inconvenience to passengers traveling to various states like Kolkata, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. The cancellations will affect trains between June 19th and July 10th. The railway is currently...
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undertaking track doubling and new line construction projects in Bilaspur and Bhopal divisions. Passengers are facing delays and overcrowding on remaining trains due to the disruptions. To mitigate the inconvenience, the railway has added extra coaches to the Indore-Puri-Indore Humsafar Express. Also, a special train was introduced between CSMT and Guwahati. Passengers have been facing difficulty due to train cancellations and overcrowding. To address this, the railway is adding extra coaches to the Indore-Puri-Indore Humsafar Express. A special train was also introduced between CSMT and Guwahati. Over 5 lakh rupees have been refunded to passengers affected by the cancellations.

Due to heavy crowds in trains during the summer season, passengers are facing difficulties in securing confirmed berths. Most trains have waiting lists that extend over a month. The railway administration is running several summer special trains to address the passenger issues during the peak season. These trains...
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are heading to Delhi, Puri, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. The railway claims these special trains will help passengers find confirmed berths. The special trains include Puri-Nizamuddin-Puri, Durg-Patna, Durg-Chhapra-Durg, Jabalpur-Durg, and Puri-Udhana. Despite these special trains, passengers are still struggling to get confirmed berths on long-distance trains like Sarnath, Navtanwa, Chhattisgarh, South Bihar, Rajdhani Express, and others. To ease the situation, an additional AC 3 coach and a sleeper coach are being temporarily added to the Indore-Puri Humsafar Express (train number 20917/20918). These additional coaches will be attached on May 28th (20917) and May 30th (20918). The Howrah-CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express (train number 12262/12261) and the Howrah-Pune-Howrah Duronto Express (train number 12222/12221) have also been provided with one additional AC-3 coach each to accommodate passengers for a few trips. Despite these measures, long waiting lists persist, and trains continue to be delayed, causing inconveniences to numerous passengers.

To address the increased passenger demand during summer vacations, the railway administration is adding extra coaches to several trains. The Indore-Puri-Indore Humsafar Express (Train No. 20917/20918) operated by the South East Central Railway will temporarily have one AC-3 coach and one sleeper coach added. These additional coaches will be available...
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on the Indore-Puri Humsafar Express (Train No. 20917) on May 28th and on the Puri-Indore Humsafar Express (Train No. 20918) on May 30th. This will benefit a larger number of passengers travelling on this route. Earlier, extra coaches were added to various trains in the Bilaspur Railway Zone on different dates.