After the end of Maha Kumbh, the railways have geared up for Holi, the biggest festival of the month of Phalgun. In view of the festival of Holi, Northern Railways has started operating a total of seven pairs of special express trains for the convenience of passengers. This includes routes like Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Varanasi, Lucknow. These trains will provide great relief to people traveling between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir. Know the routes and time table of all special trains.

Holi Special Trains: New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – New Delhi Special Express (04081/04082)04081 (from New Delhi): This train will leave from New Delhi at 11:45 pm and reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11:40 am the next day. This train will run on 8, 10, 12, 15 and 17 March.

04082 (from Katra): This train will leave from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 09:30 pm and reach New Delhi at 09:30 am the next day. This train will run on 9, 11, 13, 16 and 18 March.

This train will stop at Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot, Jammu Tawi and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan stations.

Holi Special Trains: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Varanasi Junction – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Express (04604/04603)

04604 (from Katra): This train will leave from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 06:15 pm and reach Varanasi at 07:00 pm the next day. This train will run on 9 and 16 March.

04603 (from Varanasi): This train will leave Varanasi Junction at 02:35 pm and reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11:25 am the next day. This train will run on 11 and 18 March.

This train will stop at Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan, Jammu Tawi, Pathankot Cantonment, Jalandhar Cantonment, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantonment, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Rae Bareli and Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh stations.

Holi Special Trains: Lucknow – New Delhi – Lucknow Special Express (04207/04208)

04207 (from Lucknow): This train will leave from Lucknow at 08:05 am and reach New Delhi at 06:35 pm. This train will run on 3, 10 and 17 March.

04208 (from New Delhi): This train will leave from New Delhi at 08:20 pm and reach Lucknow at 06:35 am the next morning. This train will run on 3, 10 and 17 March.

This train will stop at Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad and Ghaziabad stations.

Holi Special Trains: Varanasi Junction – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Varanasi Junction Special Express (04203/04204)

04203 (from Varanasi): This train will leave from Varanasi Junction at 02:00 pm and reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11:45 pm the next day. This train will run on 8 and 15 March.

04204 (from Katra): This train will leave from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11:55 pm and reach Varanasi Junction at 11:35 pm the next day. This train will run on 9 and 16 March.

This train will stop at Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantonment, Pathankot Cantonment, Jammu Tawi and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan stations.

Holi Special Trains: New Delhi-Gorakhpur Junction-New Delhi Special Express (04022/04021)

04022 (from New Delhi): This train will leave from New Delhi at 02:00 pm and reach Gorakhpur Junction at 05:00 am the next day. This train will run on 07, 14 and 21 March.

04021 (from Gorakhpur): This train will leave from Gorakhpur Junction at 07:00 am and reach New Delhi at 11:10 pm. This train will run on 08, 15 and 22 March.

This train will stop at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow, Gonda and Basti stations.

Holi Special Trains: Chandigarh Junction – Gorakhpur Junction – Chandigarh Junction Special Express Train (04504/04503)

04504 (from Chandigarh): This train will leave from Chandigarh Junction at 11:35 pm and reach Gorakhpur the next day at 05:35 pm. This train will run on 06, 13 and 20 March.

04503 (from Gorakhpur): This train will leave Gorakhpur Junction at 10:05 pm and reach Chandigarh Junction at 02:10 pm the next day. This train will run on 07, 14 and 21 March.

This train will stop at Ambala Cantonment, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Barabanki, Gonda and Basti stations.

Holi Special Trains: Lucknow-Chhapra Junction-Lucknow Special Express Train (02270/02269)

02270 (from Lucknow): This train will leave from Lucknow at 02:15 pm and reach Chhapra at 09:30 pm. This train will run from 05 to 17 March.

02269 (from Chhapra): This train will leave from Chhapra Junction at 11:00 pm and reach Lucknow at 06:30 am the next day.

This train will run from 05 to 17 March. This train will stop at Sultanpur, Varanasi, Ghazipur City, Ballia and Somanpur stations.

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Northern Railway: If you are also preparing to travel by Indian Railways in the coming few days, then you will have to pay a little attention. Indian Railways, the lifeline of the country, has decided to take traffic block in Delhi division for maintenance works. Due to this, timings of some trains on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur section in Delhi Division of Northern Railway have been changed. Some have also been diverted. If you leave with information, there will be no inconvenience in the journey.

Work to be done at Thana Bhawan station

Northern Railway informed on Monday that this traffic block will be taken at Thana Bhawan station between February 20 and February 23. During this period, the lever frames with electronic interlocking on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur section will be upgraded and also replaced. Let’s take a look at the trains that will be affected by this traffic block.

These trains will be affected

Train No. 04521 Delhi-Saharanpur Special JCO will be regulated for 90 minutes on the route from 20 to 23 February. Apart from this, 04401 Delhi-Saharanpur Special JCO will not go beyond Shamli from 20th to 23rd February. Besides, train number 04402 Saharanpur-Delhi special JCO will also be run from Shamli from 20 to 23 February.

Train number 04401/04402 from Shamli to Saharanpur and from Saharanpur to Shamli will remain canceled during these four days. Apart from this, Railways has decided to run 14305 Delhi-Haridwar JCO from Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut City-Tapri route from 20th to 23rd February.

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This train will be operated regularly from Varanasi (BSB) station of Northern Railway. From December 20, the destination station of train number 22416 New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express train will be Varanasi Jn instead of Banaras. (Cantt) and from December 21, the originating station of train number 22415 Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train will be Varanasi Jn instead of Banaras. (Cantt) has been determined.

The train will run for 6 days.

He said that from December 21, 2023, the regular service of Vande Bharat train will run 6 days a week except every Tuesday (in both directions) and train number 22415 Varanasi Jn.-New Delhi Vande Bharat Varanasi Jn. (Cantt) at 06:00 am and reach Prayagraj Jn. But its arrival time will be 07:30 and departure time will be 07:34. Its arrival at Kanpur Central station will be at 09:26 and departure at 09:30. This train will reach New Delhi at 14:05 pm on the same day.

Will be back at this time

In return, train number 22416 New Delhi- Varanasi Jn. (Cantt) Vande Bharat Express will depart from New Delhi at 15:00 pm and will arrive at Kanpur Central station at 19:08 pm and depart at 19:12 pm. Prayagraj Jn. But its arrival time will be 21:11 and departure time will be 21:15. This train will reach Varanasi at 23:05 pm on the same day. This train was en route to Prayagraj Jn. And will stop at Kanpur Central stations in both directions.

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For the convenience of railway passengers during the festival, Railways has temporarily increased the stoppages of three trains going to Bihar. One of these trains goes from Delhi to Katihar, while two trains run between Prayagraj, Rambagh and Muzaffarpur. According to Northern Railway, this decision will help a large number of passengers to reach their homes during the festival. There will now be a total of 16 stoppages between Prayagraj Rambagh and Muzaffarpur. This train covers a distance of 663 kilometers. Similarly, the train going from Delhi to Katihar

Stoppage of 12537 Muzaffarpur-Prayagraj Rambagh Express train has also started at Mehsi station from today. This train will arrive at Mehsi station at 20:05 and depart at 20:07. Similarly, stoppage of 15706 Humsafar Express from Delhi to Katihar has also been started at Chakia station with immediate effect.

रेलयात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए रेलवे द्वारा निम्नलिखित रेलगाड़ियों को विभिन्न रेलवे स्टेशनों पर अस्थायी ठहराव प्रदान करने का निर्णय लिया गया है, जिनका विस्तृत विवरण निम्नानुसार है:- pic.twitter.com/oVRahggCaq

— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) November 14, 2023

This train will arrive at this station at 10.46 am and will depart at 10.48 am. Similarly, stoppage of 15705 Humsafar Express train from Katihar to Delhi is going to start at Chakia station from November 16. This train will arrive here at 13:42 and depart at 13:44.

GM reviewed the arrangements on Chhath Puja

Shobhan Chaudhary, General Manager of Northern Railway, has reviewed the arrangements made in the stations regarding Chhath Puja and has given necessary instructions. Chaudhary held a performance review meeting with department heads and DRMs at Baroda House in New Delhi.

He reviewed the arrangements for Chhath Puja and directed the concerned authorities to provide additional ticket counters, shelter outside the temporary general ticket counters, drinking water facilities, cleanliness, additional deployment of RPF to monitor the security arrangements.

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Till now this train was running only 5 days a week. Let us tell you that the Vande Bharat Express started running between Delhi and Varanasi from February 18, 2019.

In view of the increasing number of passengers, Northern Railway has decided to run this train every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 20 March. According to Deepak Kumar, Chief Spokesperson of Northern Railway, the Vande Bharat Express running between Varanasi-New Delhi (train number 22436/22435) currently runs on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, now it will be run on Monday also. This train will not run only on Thursdays of the week.

On-board Wi-Fi infotainment, GPS-based passenger information system, plush interiors, bio-vacuum toilets, diffused LED lights, charging point under each seat, heating in the new rake of Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat There are modern facilities like ventilation.

Vande Bharat train covers the distance between New Delhi and Varanasi in just 8 hours. 22436 New Delhi – Varanasi Vande Bharat Express leaves Delhi for Varanasi at 6 AM and reaches Varanasi at 2 PM. Similarly, 22435 Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat train leaves Varanasi at 3:00 PM and reaches Delhi at 11:00 PM. This train stops only at Prayagraj and Kanpur between Delhi and Varanasi.

Fare The fare for the chair car of the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is Rs.1750. This includes base fare Rs 1288, catering charge Rs 308, tax Rs 69, reservation charge Rs 40 and superfast charge Rs 45. If you do not want to have food in the train then you will not have to pay catering charges.

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Northern Railway says that many services will be disrupted during this period. If you are going to make any plan related to railways, then you must read this news.

Services will be suspended for 5 hours

According to the information given by the Railways, PRS Services of Indian Railways will be temporarily suspended for 5 hours in the midnight of 3rd December. The spokesperson of Northern Railway has given this information today.

What is the reason

According to Railways, some services will remain suspended due to online database work. Due to disruption of this service, c including railway reservation, cancellation, charting, 139 services, counter services, internet booking will remain suspended for a few hours. It may be known that all these services will not be available from 11.45 pm on 03 December to 4.45 am on 04 December.

Changes happen in PRS Let us tell you that the Railways keeps on making changes in its passenger reservation system from time to time. Due to which the passengers get a lot of convenience.

But in the last few days many changes are going to happen in the Passenger Reservation System (PRS). All passengers can get better facilities. Earlier, the Ministry of Railways had told a committee of Parliament that the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation was undermining the existing system of PRS.

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