To accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic during Diwali and Chhath, the Indian Railways has announced the operation of several special trains on the Howrah-Patna route. These trains will provide convenient travel options for passengers during the festive season. The special trains include Howrah-Patna, Patna-Howrah, Patna-Puri, Puri-Patna, Sealdah-Lucknow, Lucknow-Sealdah, Jammu...
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Tawi-Kolkata, and Kolkata-Jammu Tawi. The train timings, routes, and class availability have been detailed in the article. The special trains will run for a limited period, starting from early October and ending in December 2023.

Indian Railways is running several Summer Special trains to manage the increased passenger traffic during the summer season. These trains will operate on various routes, including Howrah-Indore, Ernakulam-Patna, Patna-Puri, Howrah-Patna, and Malda Town-Digha. The Howrah-Indore Summer Special will run one-time trips on April 19th and 21st, with the Indore-Howrah departure...
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on Friday and the Howrah-Indore departure on Sunday. The Ernakulam-Patna Unreserved Summer Special will run 11 trips from April 19th to June 28th, departing every Friday. The corresponding Patna-Ernakulam Unreserved Summer Special will also run 11 trips from April 22nd to July 1st, departing every Monday. The Patna-Puri and Howrah-Patna Special trains will continue their existing schedules, operating on Thursdays and Sundays, respectively. Lastly, the Malda Town-Digha Summer Special will run 11 trips from April 20th to June 29th, departing every Saturday, with the corresponding Digha-Malda Town Summer Special running on Sundays.

On March 16th, 2024, a power and traffic block will be imposed on the Asansol-Jhajha section of the railway for six hours (8:00 AM to 2:00 PM) to launch RCC boxes in the subways numbered 33 and 37 between Tulsitanr-Lahabon and Narganjo-Jhajha. This will result in the cancellation of 10 trains,...
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delay of 10 trains, and shortening of routes for two trains. The affected trains include: 03571 Jasidih-Mokama MEMU special, 03769 Jasidih-Jhajha MEMU special, 03573 Jasidih-Kiul passenger special, 03675 Asansol-Jhajha MEMU passenger, 03572 Mokama-Jasidih MEMU special, 03770 Jhajha-Jasidih MEMU special, 03676 Jhajha-Asansol MEMU special, 03234 Jhajha-Deoghar MEMU special, 03574 Kiul-Jasidih passenger special, and 03233 Deoghar-Jhajha MEMU special. The 03273 Deoghar-Patna MEMU Express will start from Jhajha, and the 03274 Patna-Deoghar MEMU Express will end its journey at Jhajha. Other trains affected include 13508 Gorakhpur-Asansol express, 02024 Patna-Howrah Superfast special express, 13331 Dhanbad-Patna express, 12317 Kolkata-Amritsar Akal Takht express, 22197 Kolkata-Jhansi Prathom Swatantrata Sangram express, 22348 Patna Howrah Vande Bharat express, 13332 Patna-Dhanbad express, 12304 New Delhi-Howrah Purva express, 17006 Raxaul-Hyderabad weekly express, 18184 Buxar-Tata express, 12326 Nangal Dam-Kolkata Guruमुखी Superfast express, and 18183 Tata-Buxar express.

On Sunday, March 3rd, power and traffic will be blocked on the up and down main lines of the Jasidih Tulsitanr Lahaban section of the Asansol Division for six hours (from 7 AM to 1 PM) to launch low-height subway RCC boxes between kilometer 326/25-27 and 336/23-25. Due to this, seven...
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trains on this route will be canceled, and several others will have their timings altered. This includes the cancellation of 03571 Jasidih Mokama MEMU Special, 03769 Jasidih Jhajha MEMU Special, 03573 Jasidih Kiul Passenger Special, 03572 Mokama Jasidih MEMU Special, 03770 Jasidih Jhajha Passenger, 03234 Jhajha Devghar MEMU Special, and 03574 Kiul Jasidih Passenger Special. Additionally, 03675 Asansol Jhajha MEMU Passenger will be terminated at Jasidih, 03273 Devghar Patna MEMU Express will start from Jhajha, and 03676 Jhajha Asansol MEMU Special will start and end at Jasidih. Several other trains will be rescheduled, including 13508 Gorakhpur Asansol Express (310 minutes), 02023 Howrah Patna Superfast Special Express (315 minutes), 13331 Dhanbad Patna Express (120 minutes), 12317 Kolkata Amritsar Akal Takht Express (90 minutes), 22197 Kolkata Jhansi Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express (65 minutes), 02024 Patna Howrah Superfast Special Express (315 minutes), 22347 Howrah Patna Vande Bharat Express (180 minutes), 22348 Patna Howrah Vande Bharat Express (180 minutes), 13332 Patna Dhanbad Express (155 minutes), 12326 Nangal Dam Kolkata Guruमुखी Superfast Express (305 minutes), 12304 New Delhi Howrah Poorva Express (210 minutes), 17006 Raxaul Hyderabad Weekly Express (155 minutes), and 18184 Ara Tata Express (255 minutes).

The East Railway's Asansol Division will be under a mega block on February 11th due to reconstruction of two railway bridges. Bridge No. 603 between Madankatta and Jodamo stations and Bridge No. 676 between Lahaban and Simultola stations are being rebuilt. This will cause a power and traffic block from 6:00...
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AM to 7:10 PM on February 11th. As a result, 10 trains will be canceled on February 10th and 12 express trains on February 11th. Additionally, 5 express trains will have their departure and destination stations changed on February 11th. The Railway has apologized for the inconvenience caused to passengers.