The North Eastern Railway has altered the schedules of 30 trains from January 14th to 22nd, including the cancellation of six trains on the Ayodhya route and changes to 24 routes. The changes are due to the ongoing doubling of the Lucknow-Barabanki-Ayodhya-Shahganj-Zafarabad rail line, part of the railway's efforts to provide...
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better train facilities for passengers following the consecration of Lord Ram's idol in Ayodhya. As a result, six trains on the Ayodhya route will be cancelled from January 14th to 22nd, four trains will be cancelled midway, and 20 trains will operate on alternate routes, with several running via Barabanki-Gonda instead of Ayodhya. This will cause inconvenience for rail passengers during this period. Furthermore, on January 17th, the Rameswaram Express, which travels from Ayodhya Cantt to Rameswaram, was short-terminated. The North Railway headquarters also ordered the cancellation of seven trains, including the Anand Vihar-Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express and the Ayodhya Cantt Lucknow Passenger, from January 16th to 22nd. The routes of 35 trains have been diverted via Maan Belha Devi Pratapgarh and Sultanpur. The cancelled trains include the 04241/42 Mankapoor-Ayodhya Cantt Special, 04257/58 Mankapoor Ayodhya Cantt Special, and 04259/60 Ayodhya Dham Mankapoor Special, all of which are cancelled from January 14th to 22nd. The 14231 Prayagraj Sangam-Basti Express, departing from Prayagraj Sangam on January 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd, will be cancelled at Ayodhya Cantt station. The 05425 Bhatni-Ayodhya Dham Junction Special, running from Bhatni from January 12th to 22nd, will be cancelled at Katra station. The 14232 Basti-Prayagraj Sangam Express, departing from Basti on January 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd, will operate from Ayodhya Cantt station. The 05426 Ayodhya Dham Junction-Bhatni Unreserved Special, running from Ayodhya Dham Junction from January 12th to 22nd, will operate from Katra.

Due to ongoing construction work on the Lucknow, Barabanki, Ayodhya Cantt, Shahganj, and Jafrabad railway sections under the North Railway, the Vande Bharat Express has been cancelled from January 16th to 22nd. Train No. 22426 Vande Bharat Express from Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt and Train No. 22425 Vande...
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Bharat Express will be cancelled from January 16th to 22nd. The routes of Train No. 19053 Surat Muzaffarpur Express, 19054 Muzaffarpur Surat Express, 18205 Durg Nautanwa Express, and 18206 Nautanwa Durg Express have been changed.

Due to ongoing doubling work on the Lucknow-Barabanki-Ayodhya-Shahganj-Jafrabad railway line, the North Eastern Railway has made changes to the schedules of 30 trains between January 14th and 22nd. Six trains on the Ayodhya route are canceled, four are partially canceled, and 20 are rerouted. Several trains are being diverted via Barabanki-Gonda...
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instead of Ayodhya. Additionally, on January 17th, the Rameswaram Express from Ayodhya Cantt to Rameswaram was shortened. Earlier, the Northern Railway headquarters had announced the cancellation of seven trains, including the Anand Vihar-Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express and the Ayodhya Cantt-Lucknow Passenger, between January 16th and 22nd, and rerouting of 35 trains via Ma Belha Devi Pratapgarh and Sultanpur.

The North Eastern Railway's Lucknow Division has decided to carry out interlocking work for the doubling of the Tulsi Nagar, Malipur, and Zafarganj stations on the Barabanki-Ayodhya Cantt.-Shahganj-Zafarabad section. Due to this work, the routes of several trains will be changed from January 11 to 20. The 13009/13010 Howrah-Yog Nagri Rishikesh-Howrah...
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Doon Express will be diverted via Varanasi-Ma Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction-Lucknow from January 15 to 19. Similarly, the 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi SF Express will also be diverted via the same route from January 15 to 19. The 13509 Asansol-Gonda Weekly Express, scheduled to depart on January 16, will be diverted via Mau, Gorakhpur, and Gonda. The 13510 Gonda-Asansol Express, scheduled to depart on January 17, will be diverted via Gonda, Gorakhpur, and Mau.

Due to the ongoing construction of double lines and electrification on the Lucknow-Ayodhya rail line, all train services on this route will be suspended from January 16th to 22nd. This includes seven pairs of mail, passenger, and express trains. In addition, 35 trains passing through Ayodhya from various rail sections...
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will be diverted. The Vande Bharat train from Ayodhya Cantt to Anand Vihar New Delhi, which was already suspended until January 15th, has been extended to January 22nd. The Faizabad-Lucknow passenger train will also be canceled during this period. The decision to cancel and divert trains has been attributed to infrastructure works. However, sources suggest that it is to control the expected influx of people during the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya.