To address high passenger demand, the Indian Railways has permanently added a Sleeper class coach to the 11448/11447 Howrah - Jabalpur - Howrah Shaktipunj Express. This change, effective from October 11th, 2024 (leaving Howrah) and October 9th, 2024 (leaving Jabalpur), will increase the train's capacity to 21 coaches, adding 80 berths...
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per trip.

The Central Railway Safety Commissioner (CRS) conducted trials on the newly constructed 13 km rail track between Aslana and Damoh, part of the ongoing third line construction between Katni and Bina on the West Central Railway. The trials, which took place on Tuesday, involved inspecting the track, station buildings, signaling systems,...
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yards, bridges, level crossings, and the overall infrastructure for freight and passenger train operations. This was the second day of the CRS trials. The trials focused on the newly built 7.5 km section between Joba and Madwasgram on the Katni-Singrauli doubling project on Monday. The trials also assessed the electrification works on both new tracks. The third line between Katni and Bina will ease congestion and improve passenger transport by providing space for freight trains. The doubling of the Katni-Singrauli line will enhance rail connectivity from Jabalpur to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Bengal via Choupan. In addition, the 'Shaktipuj Express' (train number 11447-48) running between Jabalpur and Howrah has been permanently augmented with an extra sleeper coach, increasing the number of sleeper coaches to seven, starting on Wednesday. This additional coach will provide more reserved seats for passengers.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering tourism packages to passengers travelling on six specific trains of the West Central Railway (WCR). Passengers can book seats on these trains and avail themselves of IRCTC's packages for destinations like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, the Golden Triangle, Khajuraho, Vaishno Devi, Kolkata...
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Gangasagar, Kashi Prayagraj Ayodhya, and Tirupati Balaji. The packages include travel tickets, accommodation, transportation, food, and sightseeing arrangements. IRCTC has reserved 6 to 12 seats in each train, and passengers can only board at designated stations on their respective routes.

The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.