Indian Railways will be adding LHB coaches to the 12593 Lucknow Junction-Bhopal Garib Rath Express and 12594 Bhopal-Lucknow Junction Garib Rath Express starting on August 17th and 18th respectively. Similarly, the 12535 Lucknow Junction-Raipur Garib Rath and 12536 Raipur-Lucknow Junction Garib Rath Express will receive new coaches on August 18th...
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and 19th. The new LHB coaches will replace the existing ICF conventional coaches, increasing the total number of seats in each train by 508. The new coaches come with various amenities like mobile holders, accessible toilets for the disabled, foldable tables, foot-operated water taps, and bottle holders. They also include safety features like CCTV cameras and fire smoke detectors. In other news, the 82501/82502 Lucknow-New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will now stop at Tundla and Aligarh stations starting August 18th, offering more options for passengers. Additionally, the 04219 Lucknow-Delhi Rakshabandhan Special Train will run on August 18th, departing Lucknow Charbagh at 9:10 PM and arriving in Delhi at 6:35 AM. The return train, 04220 Delhi-Lucknow Rakshabandhan Special, will depart Delhi at 7:20 PM on August 19th and arrive in Lucknow Charbagh at 5:30 AM.

The Indian Railways will increase the number of coaches on the 12535/12536 Lucknow Junction-Raipur-Lucknow Junction Express, starting from July 29th from Lucknow and July 30th from Raipur. Additionally, four AC 3-tier coaches will be permanently added to the 12593/12594 Lucknow Junction-Bhopal-Lucknow Junction Express, starting from August 3rd from Lucknow and August...
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4th from Raipur. The modified rake composition will consist of 14 AC 3-tier coaches and two generator cum luggage vans, totaling 16 coaches.

Several train services have been cancelled and some have had their stops changed due to construction work at Bina railway station. The 11408 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express is cancelled from April 11 to May 9 and the 11407 Pune-Lucknow Jn. Express is cancelled until May 7. The 15045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express is cancelled...
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on April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, and May 9, while the 15046 Okha-Gorakhpur Express is cancelled on April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, and May 12. The 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express is cancelled on April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, and May 10, and the 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express is cancelled on April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, and May 12. Due to construction work on an ROB, the 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Jn. Express will arrive at Charbagh on April 4 and 5, while the 12179 Lucknow Jn.-Agra Fort Express will depart from Charbagh on the same days. The 12511 Gorakhpur-Kochuveli Express will run via Malhour-Lucknow-Manak Nagar on April 4, 5, and 7. The 12104 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express will stop for two minutes at Bina on April 10, 17, 24, and May 1 and 8. The 15023 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express will stop on April 9, 16, 23, 30, and May 7 and 14. The 15029 Gorakhpur-Pune Express will not stop at Bina on April 11, 18, 25, and May 2 and 9. The 12593 Lucknow Jn.-Bhopal Express will also not stop at Bina on April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4 and 11.

Due to the construction of a washable apron at Bina railway station in the Bhopal division, the 11408 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express has been canceled from April 11th to May 9th. In return, the 11407 Pune-Lucknow Jn. Express has been canceled until May 7th. Several other trains will also be affected. The...
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15045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express will be canceled on April 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and May 2nd and 9th. In return, the 15046 Okha-Gorakhpur Express will be canceled on April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and May 5th and 12th. The 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express will be canceled on April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, and May 3rd and 10th. The 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express will be canceled on April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and May 5th and 12th. The 15029 Gorakhpur-Pune Express will not stop at Bina station on April 11th, 18th, 25th, and May 2nd and 9th. The 12593 Lucknow Jn.-Bhopal Express will not stop at Bina station on April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and May 4th and 11th. The 12104 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express will stop at Bina station for only two minutes instead of five on April 10th, 17th, 24th, and May 1st and 8th. The 15023 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express will stop at Bina station for only two minutes on April 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, and May 7th and 14th. The 16094 Lucknow Jn.-Chennai Central Express will stop at Bina station for only two minutes on April 8th, 11th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th, and May 2nd, 6th, 9th and 13th. In the Lucknow division, due to the dismantling of a limited height ROB between Lucknow Jn.-Manak Nagar and Aishbagh-Manak Nagar, train operations will be affected. On April 4th and 5th, the 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Jn. Express will arrive at Charbagh railway station. In return, the 12179 Lucknow Jn.-Agra Fort Express will depart from Charbagh. On April 4th, 5th, and 7th, the 12511 Gorakhpur-Kochuveli Express will run via Malhour-Lucknow-Manak Nagar. On April 2nd and 3rd, the 12512 Kochuveli-Gorakhpur, on April 4th the 15045 Gorakhpur-Okha, on April 3rd the 22534 Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur, on April 5th the 22531 Chhapra-Mathura, on April 6th the 12591 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur, on April 8th the 22533 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur, and on April 8th the 12521 Barauni-Ernakulam Express will also run via Malhour-Lucknow-Manak Nagar.

Indian Railways is taking steps to address complaints regarding bedroll quality and availability in AC coaches. From June to November 2023, 4676 complaints were filed on the Rail Madad app regarding bedsheets, towels, blankets, and covers, with 2631 complaints specifically stating that no bedrolls were provided. To improve the situation, the...
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railway board has instructed all zones to ensure bedrolls are provided to passengers before train departure. Previously, bedrolls were supposed to be provided within 30 minutes of departure, but this often didn't happen due to absent coach attendants. Additionally, 20,000 pillows and covers have been replaced, and a new agency has been appointed for bedroll distribution. A coach attendant will now be present in each AC coach, and supervisors have been assigned for monitoring. However, construction work in Bina Junction will affect eight train services between April and May. This includes cancellations of some trains and changes to halting points at Bina station for others. The affected train numbers and routes are listed below.