North Western Railway and East Coast Railway are temporarily attaching extra coaches to several train services to manage the heavy rush of passenger traffic expected during the upcoming monsoon and festive periods. Railway authorities have implemented these changes to improve seat availability and ensure a more comfortable journey for travellers. Here are the key details of the temporary coach additions you need to know for your upcoming trips.
- North Western Railway is adding coaches on the Jodhpur-Delhi route from September 9 to September 16, 2026.
- East Coast Railway has enhanced major routes including the Prasanthi Express and Odisha Sampark Kranti Express throughout September 2026.
- Passengers should check updated train compositions via the NTES app or IRCTC before travelling.
Amit Sudarshan, Chief Public Relations Officer of NWR, confirmed that the
Jodhpur-Delhi-Jodhpur service will receive one additional Third AC coach and one additional AC Chair Car coach. This enhancement is effective from
September 9 to September 15, 2026, for trains departing from Jodhpur, and from
September 10 to September 16, 2026, for departures from Delhi. This comes in addition to a broader NWR announcement covering
132 extra coaches across 47 pairs of trains for September 2026. Notable inclusions are
five Second General Class coaches on Rewari-Phulera-Rewari (19620/19619 and 19622/19621), Rewari-Hisar-Rewari (59632/59631), Rewari-Ringas-Rewari (59633/59634), and Madar-Rewari-Madar (19617/19618) services from September 1 through September 30, 2026. Furthermore, the
Delhi Sarai–Jodhpur–Delhi Sarai service (12463/12464) will feature one 3AC, one Second Sleeper, and one General Class coach from Delhi Sarai between September 2 and September 30, and from Jodhpur between September 3 and October 1, 2026.
East Coast Railway has also ramped up capacity by adding coaches to several major long-distance and regional routes. Passengers travelling on the
Bhubaneswar–KSR Bengaluru Prasanthi Express (18463/18464) will benefit from one additional Third AC coach throughout September. Similar augmentations apply to the
Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Terminal Odisha Sampark Kranti Express (12819/12820) on nominated days, the
Bhubaneswar–Tirupati Express (22879/22880) from September 5 to September 26 and September 6 to September 27, and the
Bhubaneswar–Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express (18447/18448) from September 1 to September 30 and September 2 to October 1, 2026. Additional updates include the
Shri Ganganagar–Puri Express (20471/20472) on specified trips between September 6 and September 30, and
one AC Chair Car added to the Sambalpur-Rayagada (18301/18302) and Puri-Gunupur (18417/18418) lines throughout September. Finally, various
Sleeper and General class additions have been made to the Sambalpur–Shalimar Mahima Gossain (20832/20831), Howrah-Puri (12837), Shalimar-Puri (18039), Santragachi-Yelahanka (18063), and Rourkela-Jagdalpur (18107) trains. Passengers are strongly advised to verify their final train composition via the
NTES app, IRCTC portal, or station enquiry counters before embarking on their journey.
