Due to ongoing doubling work between Kiriharapur and Belthara Road stations on the Bhatni-Aunrihar section of the Northeast Railway's Varanasi division, the operations of over two dozen trains will be affected until June 27th. This includes cancellation of four express train pairs and the Varanasi-Bhatni passenger train. Several trains will have...
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their routes altered and some will be short-terminated. Passengers travelling between Varanasi and Gorakhpur, using stations like Aunrihar, Bhatni, Bhatpar Rani, Lar and Belthara Road, will face inconvenience. Trains like 15129/30 Varanasi City-Gorakhpur Express (both up and down), the unreserved special train between Banaras and Bhatni, 12538/37 Prayagraj Rambag-Muzaffarpur Express, and 15104/03 Banaras-Gorakhpur Express will be cancelled. The 15008 Lucknow Junction-Varanasi City Express will terminate at Gorakhpur on June 25th and 26th, and the 15007 Varanasi City-Lucknow Junction Express will depart from Gorakhpur on June 26th and 27th. This will lead to the cancellation of these trains between Gorakhpur and Varanasi City. The 14005 Sitamarhi-Anand Vihar Terminal Express will be rerouted via Chhapra-Faifna-Mau on June 25th, 26th, and 27th, skipping several stations. The 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal-Sitamarhi Express will be rerouted via Mau-Faifna-Chhapra on June 26th. The 15049 Kolkata-Gorakhpur Express will run via Chhapra-Siwan-Bhatni. The 19489 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express and 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express will operate via Varanasi Cantt-Shahganj-Ayodhya Cantt-Gorakhpur. The 11060 Chhapra-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will run via Chhapra-Faifna-Mau on June 27th. The departure time of the 19092 Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus Express will be delayed by 120 minutes on June 25th, and the 15004 Gorakhpur-Kanpur Anwarganj Express will be delayed by 90 minutes on June 25th. The 05148 Varanasi City-Bhatni Passenger train will be delayed by 100 minutes on June 27th. The 19489 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express will have a controlled speed for 35 minutes on June 23rd and 25th. The 15022 Gorakhpur-Shalimar Express will have a controlled speed for 40 minutes on June 24th. The Chhapra Kacheri-Mau Passenger train will have a controlled speed for 30 minutes on June 24th. Despite the official cancellation of the 15017 LTT-Gorakhpur Kashi Express on the NTES website, the train operated from Varanasi Cantt. This discrepancy has raised concerns among passengers.

The North Central Railway has decided to change the routes of several trains due to the upgrade of Prayagraj Junction station and the closure of platforms 4 and 5. This affects trains passing through Gorakhpur, including the 15018 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 15017 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express, 11038 Gorakhpur-Pune Express, and...
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01028 Gorakhpur-Dadar Special Train. The changes will be in effect from June 12 to July 26, 2024. The 15018 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will follow a new route via Jaunpur-Varanasi Jn.-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur and will have a temporary halt at Prayagraj Chheoki station between 16:18 and 16:20. Similarly, the 15017 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express (June 11 to July 25) will run via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Varanasi Jn.-Jaunpur with a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station between 07:20 and 07:22. The 11038 Gorakhpur-Pune Express (June 15 to July 20) will take a new route via Varanasi Jn.-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur with a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station between 01:00 and 01:02. Finally, the 01028 Gorakhpur-Dadar Special Train (June 13 to July 25) will follow a changed route via Jaunpur-Varanasi Jn.-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur with a temporary halt at Prayagraj Chheoki station.

The railway administration has blocked platforms 4 and 5 at Prayagraj Junction station on North Central Railway for upgrade work. Due to this, the routes of several trains have been changed. The changes are effective from June 12th to July 26th for various trains. The affected trains are: * 15018 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak...
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Terminus Express: The route has been changed from Varanasi Junction-Prayag-Prayagraj Junction-Manikpur to Jaunpur-Varanasi Junction-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 16:18 and will depart at 16:20. * 15017 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express: The route has been changed from Manikpur-Prayagraj Junction-Prayag-Varanasi Junction to Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Varanasi Junction-Jaunpur. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 7:20 and will depart at 7:22. * 11037 Pune-Gorakhpur Express: The route has been changed from Manikpur-Prayagraj Junction-Prayagraj Rambag-Varanasi Junction to Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Varanasi Junction. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 15:50 and will depart at 15:52. * 11038 Gorakhpur-Pune Express: The route has been changed from Varanasi Junction-Prayagraj Rambag-Prayagraj Junction-Manikpur to Varanasi Junction-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 1:00 and will depart at 1:02. * 01028 Gorakhpur-Dadar Special: The route has been changed from Varanasi Junction-Prayagraj Rambag-Prayagraj Junction-Manikpur to Jaunpur-Varanasi Junction-Prayagraj Chheoki-Manikpur. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 21:51 and will depart at 21:53. * 05194 Panvel-Chhapra Special: The route has been changed from Manikpur-Prayagraj Junction-Prayagraj Rambag-Varanasi Junction to Manikpur-Prayagraj Chheoki-Varanasi Junction-Jaunpur. The train will have a temporary stop at Prayagraj Chheoki station at 1:24 and will depart at 1:29.

The construction of a third railway line between Gorakhpur and Domingarh is progressing rapidly, with completion expected in July. The third railway line from Domingarh to Gorakhpur Junction and further to Cant Station is targeted for completion by December 2024. The first third railway line from Cant to Kusmhi is operational...
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with trains running at a maximum speed of 90 km/h. Speed trials have been completed and trains are expected to run at 110 km/h from the next week onwards. The Ministry of Railways has approved the extension of the third line to 85 km covering Khalilabad in Lucknow Division and Baitalpura in Varanasi Division. The third line between Gonda and Budhwal is also under construction. A proposal is in place to lay a third line from Barabanki to Chhapra via Gorakhpur (425 km) to enhance track capacity and cater to increasing train demands. The construction of the third line will provide a separate route for freight trains, enabling passenger trains to run smoothly. It will also reduce unnecessary delays at stations near Gorakhpur Junction and minimize train delays.

The railway administration has announced changes to the routes of certain trains due to infrastructure work at Prayagraj station. These changes will affect trains 15018, 15017, 01025, 01026, 01027, and 01028, with temporary stops and altered timings at Prayagraj Chhivki. The changes will be in effect from April 30th, 2024, to...
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June 11th, 2024, for most trains, except 01026, which will be in effect from May 1st, 2024, to June 9th, 2024. The specific routes and timings for each train are listed in the provided table.