The North Eastern Railway is increasing the number of general class coaches in over 20 trains, including the Kashi Express, Rameshwaram Express, Chauri Chaura Express, and Shiv Ganga Express. The changes take effect starting November 4th, 2023 and will involve reducing some AC 3 tier coaches. This is being done to...
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accommodate more passengers. Specific changes include increasing the number of general class coaches on the Kashi Express (15018/15017) from 2 to 4 starting November 4th. The Chauri Chaura Express (15004/15003) will see its general coaches increase from 3 to 4 starting November 7th. The Shiv Ganga Express (12559/12560) will also increase its general coaches from 3 to 4 starting November 4th. The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast (12581/12582) will have 4 general coaches starting November 7th, up from 3. The New Delhi-Ballia Superfast (22582/22581) will have 4 general coaches starting November 11th, up from 3. The Banaras-Rameshwaram Express (22536/22535) will have 4 general coaches starting November 10th, up from 3. The Mau-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (15181/15182) will have 4 general coaches starting November 9th, and the Chhapra-Durg-Chhapra Sarnath Express (15159/15160) will have 4 general coaches starting November 4th, up from 3.

Rail services in Ballia district are expanding. The Shalimar-Gorkhpur weekly express will now stop at Belthara Road station starting Monday. This station, selected as an Amrit Bharat Station, is undergoing beautification and expansion. The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express will run twice a week from Ballia starting January 30. The...
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train will depart from Ballia at 7:30 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, arriving in New Delhi at 9:45 AM the next day. The return trip will run from New Delhi at 10:50 PM on Tuesdays and Mondays. From June 1st, the train number will change to 22581 and 22582. The Chhapra-Varanasi-Chhapra Intercity Express will now stop at Sahatwar station for two minutes starting Monday, benefiting residents of the surrounding area. The train will arrive in Sahatwar at 5:53 AM and 10:08 PM. A new train route from Ballia to Patna is also planned, with a stop in Sahatwar.

Starting January 30th, the Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express will operate twice a week from Ballia. The train will depart Ballia at 7:30 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, reaching Ghazipur City at 8:33 PM, Aunrihar at 9:17 PM, Varanasi Junction (Cantt) at 10:30 PM, and Banaras at 11:10 PM, arriving in New...
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Delhi at 9:45 AM the next day. The return journey, train number 12582, will depart from New Delhi at 10:50 PM on Tuesdays and Mondays, reaching Banaras at 10:30 AM, Cantt at 10:45 AM, Aunrihar at 11:27 AM, Ghazipur City at 12:15 PM, and arriving in Ballia at 1:35 PM. Starting June 1st, the Ballia-New Delhi Express train numbers will change to 22581 and 22582, while the Banaras-New Delhi Express numbers will remain the same.

The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express train will now run from Ballia twice a week, starting on January 30th. MP Virendra Singh Mast will flag off the train from Ballia Station. The train (12581) departs Ballia at 7:30 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, reaching New Delhi at 9:45 AM the next day....
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The return journey (12582) will operate from New Delhi at 10:50 PM on Tuesdays and Mondays, reaching Ballia at 1:35 PM the next day. From June 1st, the train numbers will change to 22581 and 22582 when running from Ballia to New Delhi, but will remain unchanged when departing from Banaras.

Indian Railways has extended the route of the 12581/82 Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express to Ballia. This train will now run twice a week, departing from Ballia on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from New Delhi on Mondays and Tuesdays. The train's schedule will remain unchanged between Banaras and New Delhi....
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Starting on June 1st, the extended train will run as 22581/22582. The train schedule includes arrival and departure times for Ballia, Ghazipur City, Aunrihar, Varanasi, Banaras, and New Delhi.