Two Indian soldiers boarded the 12003 Swarn Shatabdi Express from Lucknow and Kanpur without tickets. When the Ticket Collector (TTE) asked for their tickets, they tried to intimidate him by using their uniform. However, the TTE stood his ground and collected a fine of ₹4460 from them, which he then handed...
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over to the Government Railway Police (GRP). This incident occurred on Friday, September 28, 2024. The soldiers were later released after paying the fine. This incident highlights the frequent occurrence of Indian soldiers and police officers traveling on trains without tickets. The TTE in this case refused to give in to the soldiers' intimidation and successfully collected the fine, demonstrating the importance of upholding the law.

A dispute arose on the 12003 Swarn Shatabdi Express between a soldier, Dharmendra Yadav, and a coach conductor, Jitendra Singh, regarding a ticket. The soldier boarded the train at Kanpur Central station and refused to show his ticket, claiming that soldiers in khadi uniforms are allowed to travel without tickets. He...
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also accused the conductor of being a BJP member after seeing his nameplate. The conductor reported the incident to the control room, and the soldier was apprehended by the GRP at Fafunda station. The GRP attempted to remove the soldier, but the RPF intervened and detained him. After the soldier's ticket was purchased, he was released. The incident was reported to the railway minister, and the railway officials confirmed that charges were levied against the soldier for travelling without a ticket.

The Indian Railways administration will be carrying out a down loop line construction work at Jaitipur station on the Kanpur Central-Lucknow rail section of the North Railway's Lucknow Division. This work will affect train operations between August 6th and August 14th. As a result, 10 trains on the Lucknow-Kanpur route will...
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be halted for varying durations, while 3 trains will be cancelled and 3 will be rerouted. The 3 cancelled trains are the Kasganj-Lucknow Junction Special (train numbers 05380 and 05379), and the Agra Fort-Lucknow Junction train (12180/12179). The 3 trains that will be rerouted are the Gorakhpur-Secunderabad Express (12589), the Pune-Lucknow Junction Express (12103), and the Gorakhpur-Vadodara Special (09112). The 10 trains that will be halted are the Farrukhabad-Chhapra Express (15084), Barauni-Gwalior Express (11124), Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati BG Express (15269), Gorakhpur-Kochuveli Express (12511), Kochuveli-Gorakhpur Express (12512), Sabarmati BG-Lucknow Express (19401), Panvel-Gorakhpur Express (15066), Chhapra-Mathura Express (22531), Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus Express (15067), and Lucknow Jn.-New Delhi Express (12003). Details of the halting durations and rerouting paths are provided in the original text.

On Sunday evening, around 5 pm, a group of miscreants threw stones at the C-2 coach of the 12003 Swarn Shatabdi Express near Panaki station, while the train was traveling from Kanpur Central to New Delhi. The attack resulted in the shattering of a window near seats 77 and 78. Passengers...
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alerted the ticket inspector, who reported the incident to the coach conductor. The train continued its journey and was inspected by railway staff upon arrival in Etawah. This incident follows a similar one involving stone-throwing on a train between Aligarh and Ghaziabad.

On Sunday evening around 5:15 PM, the 12003 Swarn Shatabdi Express, travelling from Kanpur to New Delhi, was attacked by stone pelting near Panki station. The attack targeted C-2 coach, shattering a window near seats 77 and 78. Passengers reported witnessing 18-20 stones being thrown in two minutes. This is the...
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third instance of stone pelting on the Swarn Shatabdi between Delhi and Lucknow since July 1st, with previous incidents occurring between Aligarh and Ghaziabad. The train was attended to upon reaching Etawah.