Delhi-Varanasi Weekend Special via Lucknow; Punjab Mail To Face Delay On Jan 29

In view of overcrowding on trains, the railway will operate a Weekend Special Train from Delhi to Varanasi via Lucknow. Train number 04024 Special will depart from Delhi at 7:25 PM on January 23 and 25. 

This train will travel via Ghaziabad and Moradabad, reaching Lucknow at 3:30 AM, before arriving in Varanasi at 9:40 AM via Rae Bareli-Maa Belhadevi Dham Pratapgarh Junction. Similarly, 04023 Special will depart from Varanasi at 6:35 PM on January 24 and 26, reaching Lucknow at 12:20 AM and arriving in Delhi at 8:50 AM. 

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The train will have AC, sleeper and general class coaches. Due to construction work on the Amritsar-Jalandhar City rail section of Northern Railway, there will be a block on January 29. 

As a result, the 13005 Howrah-Amritsar Punjab Mail will be halted en route for 3 hours and 45 minutes on January 29. Meanwhile, the 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Express will be halted for 45 minutes, and the 15708 Amritsar-Katihar Express for 2 hours and 10 minutes.

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