Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Railway Announces Train Cancellations and Diversions for September-October 2026
Some trains will not run normally between late September and mid-October 2026.
This is because railway workers are rebuilding part of a station yard and adding a third railway line.
The KSR Bengaluru-Lal Kuan trains will be cancelled on several dates.
The Chennai-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Superfast Express will take a different route.
It will not stop at Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi during the diversion.
Another train from Thiruvananthapuram will skip Bhopal and Bina on October 13.
Two trains will leave their starting stations four or five hours late.
Three other trains may be delayed during their journeys.
Passengers should check the dates and timings before travelling.
Several long-distance trains will be cancelled, diverted, rescheduled or delayed between September 26 and October 15, 2026.
KSR Bengaluru-Lal Kuan Express services will be fully cancelled on three dates in each direction.
Tamil Nadu Superfast Express trains will be diverted through Bhopal, Maksi, Guna and Gwalior, skipping Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi.
The Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin service will skip Bhopal and Bina on October 13.
Two trains will depart four or five hours late, while three others will face journey delays of one to 90 minutes.
- Who
- Passengers using the affected long-distance services, including trains operated on routes between Bengaluru, Lal Kuan, Chennai, New Delhi and other cities.
- What
- Several trains will be cancelled, diverted, rescheduled or delayed.
- When
- The changes apply on selected dates from September 26 through October 15, 2026.
- Where
- The disruptions involve routes through Agasod, Bina, Jhansi Division and Bhopal Division, among other locations.
- Why
- North Central Railway is carrying out yard remodelling work at Agasod Station connected with third-line works between Agasod-Bina and the Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi section.
- Affected period
- September 26 to October 15, 2026, on selected dates
- Cancelled service
- KSR Bengaluru-Lal Kuan Express, train 15301, on September 29 and October 6 and 13
- Return cancellations
- Lal Kuan-KSR Bengaluru Express, train 15302, on September 26 and October 3 and 10
- Tamil Nadu Superfast diversion
- Trains 12621 and 12622 will use routes through Bhopal, Maksi, Guna and Gwalior and skip Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi
- Longest rescheduling
- Train 12652 will depart five hours late on October 15, at 10:20 am instead of 5:20 am
- Other major rescheduling
- Train 16031 will depart four hours late on October 14, at 9:10 am instead of 5:10 am
- Cause
- Yard remodelling at Agasod Station linked to third-line works