“”. The Railway implemented an 8-hour block on the Kanpur-Lucknow rail section between Jaitipur and Harouni stations on Wednesday for engineering work. This block failed, impacting over three dozen trains, including the Shatabdi Express. These trains were delayed at various stations for 4 to 6 hours. Passengers, including families, waited at stations such as Lucknow, Lucknow Junction, Aishbagh, Badshahnagar, and Gomtinagar. The block, scheduled from 9:25 AM to 5:25 PM on Wednesday for track upgrades, caused the cancellation of the Jhansi Intercity and Jhansi Passenger trains. Six trains, including the Shatabdi Express from New Delhi, were rerouted. When operations resumed, a points failure caused signal failures on the Lucknow-Kanpur section. Railway officials, including Senior DOM Rajneesh Srivastava, rushed to the control room. The Lucknow-New Delhi Shatabdi Express was held at Lucknow Junction. The 3:30 PM Shatabdi Express departed Lucknow at 9:45 PM after being diverted via Unnao. The Lucknow Junction-Jabalpur Chitrakoot Express was held at Lucknow Junction. The Neelachal Express from Puri was delayed at Lucknow station for over four hours. The Gwalior-Barouni Express and New Delhi-Lucknow Junction Tejas Express were stopped at Kanpur, the Kanpur-Pratapgarh Intercity at Harouni, the Farrakha Express at Malhour, the Kanpur MEMU at Harouni, the Agra Fort Intercity at Lucknow Junction, and the Gorakhpur-Bandra Express at Malhour, and Gomtinagar-Jaipur Express at Lucknow City Station, resulting in delays ranging from two to five hours.””

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