Passengers at Muzaffarpur Junction faced significant inconvenience on Friday due to widespread train delays. Several long-distance Superfast, Mail-Express, and Special trains ran hours behind schedule, forcing travelers to endure prolonged waits at the station.

The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)-Raxaul Special train was the most delayed, arriving at Muzaffarpur an astonishing 15 hours and 50 minutes late. Other significantly delayed trains included the Jaynagar-Amritsar Special, which was nine hours and 23 minutes late, and the Muzaffarpur-Yoganagari Rishikesh Special, delayed by eight hours and 15 minutes. The Purnia-Patliputra Special was two hours and 26 minutes behind schedule, the New Delhi-Barauni Special two hours and 50 minutes late, and the Madhubani-Udhna Special three hours and eight minutes delayed.

Additional trains experiencing delays included the Vaishali Express (one hour 49 minutes late), Poorvanchal Express (one hour 25 minutes late), and Pawan Express (one hour 31 minutes late). The New Delhi-Darbhanga Special arrived one hour 47 minutes late, and the Barauni-New Delhi Special was delayed by one hour and 50 minutes.

Passengers reported issues with water scarcity and compromised cleanliness on many long-distance trains due to the extended delays. Track maintenance work on the Unnao-Lucknow railway section also impacted the Ananda Vihar-Muzaffarpur 12258 Saptakranti Superfast Express, which arrived one hour and 18 minutes late. Furthermore, the 04313 Special train from Muzaffarpur to Yoganagari Rishikesh departed eight hours and 15 minutes late because its link rake arrived approximately seven and a half hours behind schedule, further disrupting travel plans for many.