More than 12 trains cancelled till February 4, special trains introduced: Details

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The Indian Railways had recently set a record of having the 'highest number of trains run in a single day' by operating 364 trains from various Prayagraj stations on the special Kumbh Mela day of Mauni Amavasya. A total of 13,450 trains are reportedly planned to operate for the whole duration of Maha Kumbh. That being said, quite a few trains have also been given a change of routes, reassignment of stations and service cancellations to handle the inflow of devotees. More than 12 trains passing through Tundla and Agra have been cancelled till February 4. The cancellation is also to make space for special festival trains and a handful of regular trains. A few of the cancelled trains include the New Delhi - Bhagalpur Express, Delhi - Ali Dwarpur Express and Anand vihar - Jogbani Express. Here are the details of the cancelled trains and the special festival expresses:
Maha Kumbh special festival trains
Various railway divisions are running special Kumbh Mela trains. Here are the details:
1) The Subdeganj - Mathura Kumbh Special train (02423/02424)
Dates
From Mathura: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from Feb 11 to 28
From Subedarganj: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from Feb 11 to 28
Timing: Will leave Subedarganj at 5.15 am and reach Agra at 2.40 pm
Will leave Mathura at 6 pm and reach Agra at 7.20 pm
Coaches: 7 general, 11 sleeper, 2 third AC coaches
2) Jaipur Dhanbad - Khatipura Kumbh Special (09725/09726)
Dates: From Jaipur on Feb 6
From Dhanbad on Feb 8
3) Charlapalli - Danapur Express (07079)
Dates: February 5 and 7 from
Timing 3 pm from Charlapalli and 3.15 pm from Danapur
4) Valsad - Danapur Express (09019/09020)
Dates: From Valsad on Feb 8, 15, 19 and 26
From Danapur on Feb 9, 16, 20 and 27
5) Pune - Mau train (01455/01456)
Dates: From Pune on Feb 6, 8 and 21
From Mau on Feb 7, 9 and 22
6) CSTM - MAU train (01033/01034)
Dates: From CSTM on Feb 5, 22 and 26
From MAU on Feb 6, 23 and 27
Special trains from Odisha:
Cancelled trains
1) Howrah - Kalka Express from Tundla on Jan 31
2) Anand Vihar - Rewa Express on Feb 2
3) Bikaner - Howrah Express on Feb 2
4) Delhi - Ali Dwarpur Express on Feb 3
5) New Delhi Gaya Express on Feb 3
6) New Delhi - Bhagalpur Express on Feb 3 and 4
7) New Delhi - Gaya Express on Feb 4
8) Howrah - Jodhpur Express on Feb 4
9) New Delhi - Kamakya Express on Feb 4
10) New Delhi - Puri Express on Feb 4