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.

Due to redevelopment work at Prayagraj Junction, the platforms for 101 trains will change starting Wednesday. 69 trains that currently arrive at platforms 4 and 5, along with 32 trains that arrive at platforms 7-8 and 9-10, will be shifted to different platforms. The redevelopment work, which includes pillar and piling...
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work, will take place on platforms 4 and 5 and is scheduled to be completed by July 26. Among the trains affected are Rajdhani Express trains.

Due to bad weather conditions, several trains arriving at Prayagraj Junction were delayed on Thursday. The Prayagraj Express, scheduled to arrive at 7 AM, reached at 11:45 AM. The Delhi-bound Prayagraj Express also arrived late. The Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi was delayed by 1.45 hours, arriving at 2 PM....
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The return journey of the Vande Bharat Express was delayed by 1.5 hours. Several other trains, including the Bikaner-Prayagraj Express, Sangam Express, Dehradun-Subedarganj Express, Anand Vihar-Rewa Express, Purushottam Express, Anand Vihar-Prayagraj Humsafar Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Shiv Ganga Express, and New Delhi-Banaras Superfast Express, also faced significant delays ranging from 1.30 hours to 5.40 hours.

Due to dense fog, all major trains arriving in Prayagraj on Wednesday were delayed. The Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi was delayed by over 14 hours, arriving at 5 PM instead of its scheduled arrival time of 2:30 AM. The Down Bhubaneswar Rajdhani was also delayed by 13.30 hours,...
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arriving at 1:25 PM instead of its scheduled arrival time of 11:53 PM. The VIP train Prayagraj Express arrived at 11:45 AM instead of its scheduled arrival time of 7 AM. Other trains including the 12404 Bikaner-Prayagraj, 14164 Sangam Express, Dehradun-Subedarganj, Anand Vihar-Rewa Express, 12802 Purushottam Express, Anand Vihar-Prayagraj Humsafar, Brahmaputra Mail, 12560 Shiv Ganga, and New Delhi-Banaras Superfast were also delayed by various durations, ranging from 1.30 hours to 5.40 hours.

Due to severe cold and fog, train operations were severely impacted. On Wednesday, many trains, including those on the Delhi-Howrah route, arrived several hours late. The speed of several trains, including the Prayagraj Express, Vande Bharat Express, and Rajdhani Express, was reduced due to weather conditions. The Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar...
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to New Delhi arrived 14 hours late, causing inconvenience to passengers. The arrival time of the Prayagraj Express was also delayed by several hours. The Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Prayagraj was delayed by 1.45 hours, while the return journey was delayed by approximately two hours. Several other trains, including the Bikaner-Prayagraj Express, Sangam Express, Dehradun-Subedarganj Express, Anand Vihar-Rewa Express, Purushottam Express, Anand Vihar-Prayagraj Humsafar Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Shiv Ganga Express, and New Delhi-Banaras Superfast, were also delayed by varying durations, ranging from 1.30 hours to 5.40 hours.