Many trains will be affected in Bihar due to yard remodeling and line capacity expansion. NI work is to be undertaken by the Railway Administration for infrastructure upgradation work related to Sonnagar yard remodeling and commissioning of third line of Sonnagar-Ankorha to expand operational capacity.
Indian Railways is continuously working towards the convenience of passengers and safe running of trains. In this series, Railways is doing yard remodeling and commissioning of third line at different stations. Now, NI work is to be done by the Railway Administration for the infrastructure upgradation work related to Sonnagar yard remodeling and commissioning of the third line of Sonnagar-Ankorha to expand the operational capacity.
Due to Sonnagar yard remodeling, construction of the third line and expansion in line capacity, more trains will be able to operate. Apart from this, the punctuality of trains will also improve. Due to this, many trains will be affected till 24th February. Cancellation, partial closure, diversion and rescheduling of trains will be done by Railways as follows.
Canceled passenger trains
1. Train No. 03341/03342 Barkakana-Dehri on Sone-Barkakana Passenger Special – Canceled from 11 to 23 February, 2024.
2. Train No. 03359/03360 Barkakana-Varanasi-Barkakana Memu Passenger Special – Canceled from 15 to 23 February, 2024.
3. Train No. 03311/03312 Barwadih-Dehri on Sone-Barwadih Passenger Special – Canceled from 15 to 23 February, 2024.
4. Train No. 03363/03364 Barwadih-Dehri on Sone-Barwadih Passenger Special – Canceled from 15 to 23 February, 2024.
5. Train No. 03381/03382 Gaya-Dehri on Son-Gaya Passenger Special – Canceled from 16 to 23 February, 2024.
6. Train No. 03691/03692 Gaya-Dehri on Son-Gaya Memu Passenger Special – Canceled from 16 to 23 February, 2024.
7. Train No. 03383/03384 Gaya-DDU-Gaya MEMU Passenger Special – Canceled from 16 to 23 February, 2024.
8. Train No. 03693/03694 Dehri on Sone-DDU-Dehri on Sone Memu Passenger Special – Canceled from 16 to 23 February, 2024.
Canceled mail and express trains
1. Train No. 13349 Singrauli-Patna Express – Canceled from 15 to 24 February, 2024
2. Train No. 13350 Patna-Singrauli Express – Canceled from 14 to 23 February, 2024
3. Train No. 18311 Visakhapatnam-Banaras Express – Canceled on 14, 18 and 21 February, 2024
4. Train No. 18312 Banaras-Vishakhapatnam Express – Canceled on 15, 19 and 22 February, 2024
5. Train No. 18611 Ranchi-Banaras Express – Canceled on 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 22 February, 2024.
6. Train No. 18612 Banaras-Ranchi Express – Canceled on 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 23 February, 2024.
7. Train No. 18635 Ranchi-Sasaram Express – Canceled on 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 February, 2024.
8. Train No. 18636 Sasaram-Ranchi Express – Canceled on 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 February, 2024.
Trains running with partial closing/starting
- Train No. 13305 Dhanbad-Sasaram Intercity Express, originating from Dhanbad from 16th to 23rd February, 2024, will be partially discontinued in Gaya.
- Train number 13306 Sasaram-Dhanbad Intercity Express, starting from Sasaram from 16th to 23rd February, 2024, will be partially started from Gaya.
- Train No. 13243 Patna-Gaya-Bhabhua Road Express originating from Patna from 16th to 23rd February, 2024 will be partially discontinued in Gaya.
- Train number 13244 Bhabhua Road-Gaya-Patna Express, which will start from Bhabhua Road from 17th to 24th February, 2024, will be partially started from Gaya.
- Train No. 14262 Lucknow-Gaya Ekatmata Express, starting from Lucknow on 15, 20 and 22 February, partially 2024, will be partially discontinued in DDU.
- Train number 14261 Gaya-Lucknow Ekatmata Express, starting from Gaya on 16, 21 and 23 February, 2024, will be partially started from DDU.
- Train number 14260 Lucknow-Gaya Ekatmata Express, starting from Lucknow on February 17, 2024, will be partially discontinued in DDU.
- Train No. 14259 Gaya-Lucknow Ekatmata Express, starting from Gaya on February 18, 2024, will be started from DDU.
Trains running on diverted route instead of regular route:-
Trains to be run via main line (Asansol-Kiul-Patna-DDU) instead of Grand Chord
- Train No. 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka-Howrah Netaji Express, starting from Howrah/Kalka from 15th to 22nd February, 2024.
- Train No. 12987/12988 Sealdah-Ajmer-Sealdah Express starting from Sealdah/Ajmer from 15th to 22nd February, 2024.
- Train No. 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express starting from 14th to 21st February, 2024.
- Train No. 13151 Kolkata-Jammuthavi Express leaving from Kolkata from 16th to 23rd February, 2024.
- Train No. 12323 Howrah-Barmer Express starting from Howrah on 16th and 20th February, 2024.
- Train No. 12324 Barmer-Howrah Express starting from Barmer on 17th and 21st February, 2024.
- Train number 12381 Howrah-New Delhi Purva Express, starting from Howrah on 22 February, 2024.
- Train number 13167 Kolkata-Agra Cantt Express starting from Kolkata on 22 February, 2024.
Trains running via Patna-Buxar-DDU
1. Train No. 14223 Rajgir-Varanasi Buddhapurnima Express starting from 15th to 22nd February, 2024.
2. Train No. 14224 Varanasi-Rajgir Buddhapurnima Express, starting from Varanasi from 16th to 23rd February, 2024.
Trains running via Barkakana-Hazaribagh Town-Koderma-Gaya
1. Train No. 13347 Barkakana-Patna Palamu Express starting from 14th to 22nd February, 2024.
2. Train number 13348 Patna-Barkakana Palamu Express leaving from Patna from 15th to 23rd February, 2024.
Trains running via Muri-Barkakana-Chopan-Chunar
1. Train number 12801 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, starting from Puri on 21st and 22nd February, 2024.
2. Train number 12802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express starting from New Delhi on 21st and 22nd February, 2024.
3. Train number 12825 Ranchi-Anand Vihar Sampark Kranti Express starting from Ranchi on 15th and 19th February, 2024.
4. Train number 12826 Anand Vihar-Ranchi Sampark Kranti Express starting from Anand Vihar on 17th and 21st February, 2024.
Trains running via Garhwa Road-Chopan-Chunar
1. Train number 12877 Ranchi-New Delhi Garibrath Express, starting from Ranchi on 16, 19, 20 and 23 February, 2024.
2. Train number 12878 New Delhi-Ranchi Garibrath Express, starting from New Delhi on 15, 18, 20 and 22 February, 2024.
3. Train number 20407 Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express starting from Ranchi on 15th and 22nd February, 2024.
4. Train number 20408 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express starting from New Delhi on 14th and 21st February, 2024.
Rescheduled/redirected trains
1. Train No. 12397 Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express, starting from Gaya on February 22, 2024, will be rescheduled for 04 hours from Gaya.
2. Train number 13553 Asansol-Varanasi MEMU Express, starting from Asansol on February 22, 2024, will run regulated for 03 hours between Dhanbad and Sonnagar.