On Saturday, the Cochin Express departing from Gorakhpur to Cochin was delayed by six hours. Passengers waited on the platform for seven to eight hours before the train finally left, expressing frustration over the lack of information regarding the delay. General class passengers, who arrived early at the station, were particularly...
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inconvenienced. The Kushinagar Express to LTT and the Humsafar Express to Anand Vihar were also delayed by two hours each, causing discomfort to passengers who were not notified about the delays. The station manager attributed the delay of the Cochin Express to issues originating from Cochin. In a separate incident, 16 confirmed ticket holders for the Gorakhpur-LTT Summer Special (01110) had their seats changed to RAC. This occurred because two AC Third class coaches were included in the train composition despite only 13 Economy class coaches being intended, leading to a mismatch in the number of confirmed seats. Passengers were eventually accommodated on alternative seats in other coaches.

On May 1st, 2024, 162 passengers booked on a train from Gorakhpur to Mumbai on the North Eastern Railway found themselves in a predicament. They were initially assigned confirmed tickets in a 3rd AC Economy coach but were later given RAC seats after the train operator replaced the booked coach with...
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a 3rd AC coach. When passengers protested, the AC and lights were turned off in their coach. The passengers then tried to find the TTE but he had already left the train. The passengers continued to protest, even reaching out to railway officials, but were met with resistance and eventually silence. The railway staff maintained that the two coaches would be empty until they reached CSMT, Mumbai. The passengers alleged that this was a deliberate action taken by the railway, as the booked 3rd AC Economy coach had been replaced by a standard 3rd AC coach. The passengers were also inconvenienced by the late departure of the train, which left Gorakhpur 20 minutes later than scheduled. The incident caused considerable distress and frustration for the passengers, who were left without a proper solution.

On Tuesday, 162 passengers traveling on the Gorakhpur-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal Express (train number 01110) faced severe inconvenience due to the railway's negligence. Passengers with confirmed tickets were suddenly allocated RAC berths. When they protested, the air conditioning and lights were switched off in the third AC coach. The TTE disappeared when...
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passengers searched for him. The problem arose because instead of 15 third AC economy coaches, 13 third AC economy coaches and 2 third AC coaches were attached to the train. Consequently, 162 passengers with confirmed tickets were given RAC berths in other coaches. When they refused, the AC and lights were switched off in both coaches. The passengers protested, but railway staff argued with them. The TTE from Gorakhpur West, who was supposed to travel from Gorakhpur to Lucknow, left the train at Gonda due to the passengers' anger and couldn't be found. The commotion started from Basti and continued until Budhwal.

The Indian Railways is introducing five new summer special trains to cater to the increased travel demand during the summer vacation. These trains will operate between various destinations like Rishikesh, Prayagraj, Hubli, Gorakhpur, and other cities. The trains will pass through Jhansi and provide convenient travel options for passengers. The train...
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services include: 1. **01109/01110:** Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Gorakhpur, departing from Mumbai on April 28th, reaching Gorakhpur on April 30th. 2. **09335/09336:** Indore to Howrah, passing through Jhansi. 3. **09043/09044:** A summer special train running between Prayagraj and Banaras, passing through Agra and Tundla. 4. **09015/09016:** Udhna to Bhagalpur, also passing through Jhansi. 5. **06225/06226:** Hubli to Rishikesh, passing through Jhansi, Nizamuddin, Deoband, and Haridwar. Bookings for these special trains are now open.

To ease the travel burden during summer vacations, the Indian Railways will operate three summer special trains from May 1st. All trains will stop at Lucknow's Charbagh Railway Station. Train number 01109 will depart from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Gorakhpur on May 2nd and return as 01110 from Gorakhpur to...
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on May 4th. Similarly, train number 01427 will depart from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on May 1st and return as 01428 from Gorakhpur to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on May 3rd. Train number 01015 will depart from Dadar on May 1st and 4th at 11:30 PM, reaching Lucknow at 4:30 AM and Gorakhpur at 9:30 AM. The return train, 01016, will depart from Gorakhpur on May 3rd and 6th at 3:30 PM, reaching Lucknow at 7:55 PM and Dadar at 12:25 AM the next day.