A meeting of the Raghunathpur Rail Passenger Welfare Committee was held at the local Durga Temple premises in Raghunathpur. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Chandrashekhar Pathak and conducted by Nagendra Mohan Singh. Members were enthusiastic about the letter received from the Senior Commercial Manager regarding the committee's demands. The...
more...

committee unanimously authorized Nagendra Mohan Singh to form committees at all halts and stations of the East Central Railway Division, Danapur, to expand the organization. Following a memorandum submitted to the Chairman of the Railway Board, Danapur Divisional Manager, and Buxar MP Sudhakar Singh, the committee received a letter from the Senior Commercial Manager, Danapur, through the Railway Board, regarding the stopping of train numbers 12391/92 Shramjeevi Express, 15126 Patna Banaras Janshatabdi Express, and 13005 Howrah Amritsar Punjab Mail. These matters have been forwarded to the CPTM Hajipur by the Danapur Divisional Railway. The committee also demanded an increase in the number of general and sleeper coaches in express trains and the inclusion of the proposed railway line between Ballia and Ara via Raghunathpur, passing through Brahmpur Dham to Bhrigu Nath Ballia, which would reduce the distance from 61 km to 35 km and lower the cost. The railway department has acknowledged this demand, which is a significant achievement for the committee and the public. The committee will launch a comprehensive signature campaign and also meet with the General Manager at Hajipur to discuss the appropriate recommendations. A large number of members attended the meeting, including Sitaram Thakur, Javed Akhtar, Shailendra Kumar Thakur, Prabhu Mishra, Sandeep Kumar Rai, Paramhans Singh, Rajgruh Sah, Nandji Pandey, Kanhaiya Sah, Dhirendra Singh, Satyendra Kumar, Jalil Mohammad Ansari alias Netaji, Mohammad Imran Ansari, Madanlal Jaiswal, Sanjay Mahato, Sanjay Kumar Ojha, Dr. SP Mishra, Shyamvir Singh, Ajay Kumar Singh, Hiralal Verma, Dip Narayan Ram, Lakhan Gupta, Pradeep Kumar Keshri, and Surendra Prasad Yadav.

Due to various track maintenance and improvement projects on different railway sections in North and South Eastern Railways, several trains will be diverted, canceled, or partially terminated during September 2024. In the Lucknow Division of North Railway, the Janghai-Barairam-Ugrasenpur section is being doubled, and the Janghai yard is undergoing remodeling. This...
more...

work will cause several trains to be diverted via different routes: Varanasi-Jafrabad-Sultanpur-Lucknow or Varanasi-Jafrabad-Ayodhya Cantt-Lucknow, from September 12th to 22nd. Additionally, the Howrah-New Delhi Purva Express will be diverted via Gaya on specific dates between September 8th and 22nd. In the Bilaspur Division of the South East Central Railway, the third and fourth electrification section between Kharsia and Raigarh is being worked on, leading to cancellations of the Darbhanga-Secunderabad Express, Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express, and Bilaspur-Patna Express on specific dates between September 10th and 22nd. The South Eastern Railway is undertaking pre-non-interlocking, non-interlocking, and pre-pre-non-interlocking works for the Kharagpur-Adityapur third line project at Adityapur station in the Chakradharpur Division, causing Asansol-Tatanagar Memu Passenger and Passenger trains to terminate at Purulia from September 7th to 28th. Lastly, in the Adra Division of South Eastern Railway, from September 9th to 15th, Asansol-Purulia Memu will be partially terminated at Adra due to joint rolling block work.

The Northern Railway's Lucknow Division has announced changes to train routes and cancellations due to yard remodeling work in the Janghai Barai Ram Ugrasenpur section. From September 3 to 22, several trains will be diverted via Varanasi, Jafrabad, Sultanpur, and Lucknow. Additionally, train numbers 12381 and 12382 will be diverted via...
more...

Gaya on specific dates. Furthermore, the South East Central Railway's Bilaspur Division has decided to cancel four trains from September 10 to 22 due to a non-interlocking work for fourth line connectivity at Bhupadeopur station. Train numbers 17008, 17007, 22843, and 22844 will be canceled on specific dates, causing inconvenience to passengers.

Indian Railways has implemented a new rule allowing passengers to file FIRs on running trains. Passengers can now report incidents to the escort party present on board the train, who will then file an FIR. This new rule aims to make the process of filing complaints easier and faster, eliminating the...
more...

previous cumbersome process that could take months. The rule has already helped a passenger who reported a phone theft on the 13005 train traveling from Jasidih to Varanasi. The escort party took his complaint and filed an FIR the next day. This change eliminates the need for passengers to wait until reaching their destination to file a complaint, ensuring quicker action and investigation.

On the Ambala-Ludhiana rail line between Sadhugarh and Sirhind stations, two freight trains carrying coal derailed. Several wagons from the derailed trains overturned, reaching the main line used by passenger trains, and hundreds of tons of coal scattered on the tracks. Due to this incident, the railway authorities diverted the routes...
more...

of several trains coming from Amritsar, Jammu Tawi, Una Himachal, and Nangal Dam towards Ambala and cancelled some services. This caused significant delays in train arrivals at Yamunanagar Jagadhri railway station on Sunday, with some trains arriving hours later than their scheduled times. The Una Himachal Haridwar Express was partially suspended, operating only between Ambala and Haridwar, while being cancelled between Ambala and Una Himachal. The unexpected disruption caused significant inconvenience for passengers, who faced delays of 2-3 hours due to the route changes. Many trains arriving early morning at Yamunanagar Jagadhri station were affected. Passengers had to spend considerable time waiting for their trains at the station, leading to inconvenience.