- By Shubham Bajpai
- Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Railway News: In a major development, the Indian Railways has announced to shut the Lucknow-Kanpur section for eight hours every day for the next 42 days from April 2 to May 13, affecting operations of several key trains, including Vande Bharat and Rajdhani Express.
The railway will implement a 42-day mega traffic and power block to replace girders on bridge number 110 on the down line between Kanpur and Kanpur Bridge Left Bank.
It is the key route and hence many trains coming from South India, Mumbai, and Pune will be cancelled. Some trains will be cancelled in Kanpur. Some trains will depart from Kanpur via Prayagraj, while some trains on the Delhi route, including the Shatabdi Express, will arrive via Moradabad.
Train 12107 LTT-Sitapur Express will be stopped at Kanpur station for 3:30 hours from April 2 to May 12.
Trains cancelled till May 13
- 64701 Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi–Lucknow MEMU
- 64702 Lucknow–Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi MEMU
- 64212 Kanpur Central–Lucknow MEMU
- 64255 Uttaretia – Kanpur Central MEMU
- 64203 Lucknow–Kanpur Central MEMU
- 64214 Kanpur Central–Lucknow MEMU
- 11109 Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi–Lucknow Intercity
- 11110 Lucknow–Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi Intercity
Trains cancelled between Kanpur and Lucknow
- 12103 Pune-Lucknow Express from April 7 to May 12
- 12104 Lucknow-Pune Express from April 8 to May 13
- 22121 LTT – Lucknow AC Superfast from April 4 to May 9
- 22122 Lucknow-LTT AC Superfast from April 5 to May 10
Train operating via Moradabad
- 12004 New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express from April 2 to May 13
- 22426 Anand Vihar – Ayodhya Cantt Vande Bharat Express from April 2 to May 12
- 02563 Barauni–New Delhi Clone Special
- 02569 Darbhanga–New Delhi clone
- 02564 New Delhi–Barauni Clone Special
- 02570 New Delhi–Darbhanga Clone Special
Train via Kasganj-Shahjahanpur
- 19615 Kaviguru Express (Udaipur City–Kamakhya)
- 20921 Bandra Terminus–Lucknow Express
- 12180 Agra Fort–Lucknow Intercity
- 12179 Lucknow – Agra Fort Intercity
Trains via Kanpur-Prayagraj instead of Lucknow
- 13168 Agra Cantt–Kolkata Express
- 12876 Anand Vihar – Puri Neelanchal Express
- 19053 Surat–Muzaffarpur Express
- 15270 Sabarmati–Muzaffarpur Jansadharan Express
- 09465 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Clone Special
- 11079 LTT – Gorakhpur Express
- 15066 Panvel–Gorakhpur Express
- 15046 Okha–Gorakhpur Express
- 22534 Yesvantpur–Gorakhpur Express
- 12598 Mumbai – Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express
- 15030 Pune–Gorakhpur Express
- 12173 LTT – Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Express
- 12143 LTT – Sultanpur Superfast Express
- 19201 Bhavnagar – Ayodhya Cantt Express
- 12183 Bhopal–Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Superfast
Trains to arrive 4 hours late in Lucknow
- 13238 Kota–Patna Express
- 13240 Kota–Patna Express
- 15734 Bathinda – Balurghat Farakka Express
- 15744 Bathinda - Balurghat Farakka Express
