Trains to Nagpur run hours late in festival season, Azad Hind Express 17.5 hours behind

It is the festival season and everyone wants to reach home as soon as possible. But many regular and special trains arriving in Nagpur are running hours late, adding to passengers' difficulties. According to available information, the delay on some trains has crossed 17 hours.

Trains that were expected to arrive in the morning are making passengers wait until afternoon, evening or late at night. The impact is not only on those on board but also on family members who have come to the station to receive their relatives. With everyone in a hurry to get home, the repeatedly changing arrival times are adding to the trouble.

According to available information, several trains coming to Nagpur from Howrah, Mumbai and Pune are running late. Passengers on trains such as the Azad Hind Express and the Dnyaneshwari Express are also facing a long wait. Some trains are reportedly reaching Nagpur 4 to 18 hours behind schedule. However, a train's delay can vary with its route, date and operating conditions.

In the available list, the delay of the Pune-Azad Hind Express is given as 17 hours 30 minutes. The Shalimar-LTT Express, Ernakulam Express, Kaviguru Express and some other trains are also mentioned as running late.

To find out a train's correct timing, passengers have to keep watching the railways' official live running status. With timings changing repeatedly on mobile apps, they are also finding it hard to decide when to reach the station and to plan the rest of their journey.

Given the festival rush, the railways run special trains so that passengers have additional options. But if these trains too are badly delayed, passengers do not get the relief they hope for. For this reason, questions are being raised about the timetables of special trains as well as regular ones.

Passengers hope that the railways will improve arrangements for running trains on time and give correct information promptly when there are delays. For now, passengers are advised to check the live running status before travelling to know the actual position of trains coming to Nagpur.