After a wait of five years and eleven months, the Lal Kuan-Howrah Summer Special train ran on the Pilibhit-Mailani rail line on Thursday, bringing joy to passengers. The train arrived in Pilibhit about an hour late, but passengers were nonetheless thrilled, taking photos and selfies with the train. Passengers from Puranpur,...
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Gola, Lakhimpur, Sitapur and other places boarded the train. Everyone was happy about the convenience and ease of travel offered by the train. The Pilibhit-Mailani rail line was shut down for a mega block on May 30, 2018, due to gauge conversion from meter gauge to broad gauge. The project faced numerous obstacles, including obtaining NOC from the Forest Department, but in November 2023, train operations began from Mailani to Shahgarh. Construction of the railway track between Shahgarh and Pilibhit was carried out at a rapid pace. After completion, the track was inspected by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on April 31. Goods trains were operated as a trial run. The railway resumed train operations on the Pilibhit-Mailani line with the Lal Kuan-Howrah Summer Special train. The train arrived at the station at 4:56 PM, bringing smiles to the faces of the people. Passengers who traveled by train were very happy. A near-miss accident occurred on the first day, with the train arriving an hour late. Passengers reported that the train narrowly avoided an accident while traveling from Bhojipura. A sudden appearance of an animal forced the driver to apply emergency brakes, narrowly preventing a fire in the engine compartment. This incident resulted in the train being stopped for approximately 20 minutes. The guard confirmed the train's stoppage. Passengers were excited about the resumption of train services. Mohammed Zubair, a money lender from Mohalla Sahuara, expressed his happiness about traveling by train, mentioning that it was convenient and hoping for the start of regular train services. Passenger Nafis shared that he had been eagerly awaiting the resumption of train operations and appreciated the ease of travel now available. Abhishek, an ITI student, emphasized the benefit of the train service to students, highlighting the convenience and cost-effectiveness compared to other modes of transportation. He urged for the prompt introduction of regular train services.

Train numbers 05055 and 05056, operating between Lal Kuan Junction (LKU) and Varanasi City (BCY), are designated as special summer fare trains. Train 05055 departs Lal Kuan Junction every Monday, starting from April 29th, 2024, and runs till June 24th, 2024. Train 05056 departs Varanasi City every Tuesday, starting from April...
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30th, 2024, and runs until June 25th, 2024.

Two new special train schedules have been released, following the announcement of the Lal Kuan-Howrah-Lal Kuan special train schedule on Thursday. These new trains are the Lal Kuan-Varanasi-Lal Kuan and Ramnagar-Lucknow-Ramnagar special trains, both of which will operate via Pilibhit, Mailani, Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur, and Sitapur after arriving at Bhojipura from...
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Lal Kuan. The Lal Kuan-Howrah-Lal Kuan special train (05060/05059) will run from April 25th to June 27th. The Ramnagar-Lucknow-Ramnagar special train (05043/05044) will operate in both directions from April 26th to June 29th.

The Indian Railways has announced the operation of a special summer train, the Lal Kuan-Howrah-Lal Kuan Summer Special, to cater to the increased passenger traffic during the summer season. The train will operate on the newly constructed Pilibhit-Shahgarh rail route, offering relief to passengers. The 05060/05059 Lal Kuan-Howrah-Lal Kuan Summer...
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Special train will run for 10 trips from Lal Kuan on every Thursday from April 25th to June 27th and from Howrah on every Saturday from April 27th to June 29th. Train 05060 departs from Lal Kuan at 2:00 PM and reaches Howrah at 9:30 PM, while train 05059 departs from Howrah at 11:30 PM and reaches Lal Kuan at 1:55 PM the following day. The train will consist of 18 LHB coaches, including a generator cum luggage van, one LSLRD coach, three general second-class coaches, six sleeper coaches, five AC third-class economy coaches, one AC second-class coach, and one AC first-class coach.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Indian Railways has reduced passenger train fares, providing relief to commuters. On the Lucknow-Mailani route, long-distance passenger train fares have been halved and short-distance train fares reduced by a third. The fare from Lakhimpur to Lucknow has been reduced to ₹30, while the fare from...
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Lakhimpur to Gola has been reduced to ₹10. During the COVID-19 pandemic, train operations were halted. After the situation improved, when train services resumed, passenger trains were designated as 'special' by adding a '0' to their number, resulting in a ₹30 increase in fares.