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There is a very important and disturbing news amidst the scorching heat for the railway passengers traveling towards Gorakhpur and Purvanchal. If you are planning to come to Gorakhpur Junction or go from there in the next few days, then definitely check the status of your train. A major traffic block is being taken by Railways for the construction work of new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) on Platform No. 7 and 8 at Gorakhpur Junction. Due to this mega block, many major trains will not go to Gorakhpur Junction for the next few days. Keeping in mind the convenience and safety of passengers, Railways has decided to ‘short terminate’ (stop en route) and ‘short originate’ (run from another station) many trains. People returning home with family during summer holidays may face some inconvenience due to this decision.
These trains will not go to Gorakhpur on these dates: Travel only till Cantt, Bhatni and Mau
According to Ashok Kumar, Public Relations Officer of North Eastern Railway (Varanasi Division), the schedule of trains affected during the traffic block due to construction work will be as follows:
Trains stopping at and departing from Gorakhpur Cantt:
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Banaras-Gorakhpur Express: From May 29 to June 7, this train will end its journey at Gorakhpur Cantt station instead of Gorakhpur Junction and will return to Banaras from there.
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Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express: On 29, 30, 31 May and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 June, this train will come only up to Gorakhpur Cantt station.
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Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad Express: On 30th, 31st May and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th June, this train will run from Gorakhpur Cantt station instead of Gorakhpur Junction at its scheduled time of 21.40 pm.
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Bandra Terminus-Gorakhpur Humsafar Express: On June 1, this train will also go only up to Gorakhpur Cantt and will start its return journey from there.
Trains restricted to Bhatni and Mau stations:
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LTT-Gorakhpur Express (Mumbai): On June 3, this train coming from Mumbai will short terminate its journey at Bhatni station instead of Gorakhpur Junction.
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Gorakhpur-LTT Express: On June 5, this train will leave for Mumbai from Bhatni station (short origin) instead of Gorakhpur Junction.
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Pune-Gorakhpur Express: This train coming from Pune on 28th May and 4th June will not come to Gorakhpur but will go only to Mau station.
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Dadar-Gorakhpur Special Train: This special train running from Dadar on 28th, 30th, 31st May and 2nd and 4th June will come only up to Mau station.
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Gorakhpur-Dadar special train: On May 30, 1, 2, 4 and 6, this train will start its journey from Mau station instead of Gorakhpur Junction.
Passengers suffering due to lateness of trains in scorching heat: Gondia-Barauni late by 13 hours
On one hand, route diversions and short terminations have increased the concern of passengers, on the other hand, due to ongoing operational works and rescheduling on various railway sections, severe delays in trains also continue. In the scorching heat, the journey of passengers is becoming very difficult due to trains running late for hours. The Gondia-Barauni Express passing through Cantt Railway Station was running late by a record 13 hours from its scheduled time, which became a huge problem for the passengers.
Apart from this, the condition of delay of other major trains was like this:
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Chandigarh-Dhanbad Fair Special – 9.15 hours late
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Anand Vihar Terminal-Danapur Jansadharan Express – 6 hours late
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Amritsar-Howrah Punjab Mail – 4 hours late
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Dhanbad-Delhi Fair Special – 3.45 hours late
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Dadar Central-Ballia Special – 3.15 hours late
Lichchavi Express stood on track for 3 hours due to vacuum pressure fault
Amidst the delay in trains, technical glitches also tested the passengers. Suddenly there was a disturbance in the vacuum pressure (low pressure) in the S-1 coach of Lichchavi Express (Train No. 14006) going from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi. Due to this technical fault, the train remained standing between Kachwan Road and Cantt station for about three hours. After standing at Kachwan Road station for more than two hours, the employees of the Mechanical Department and Carriage and Wagon Department of North Eastern Railway reached the spot and resolved the problem of bogie pressure, after which the train could be sent forward.
