The Adivasi Vikas Manch (Tribal Development Forum) in Sonbhadra has written to the Railway Minister and the Chief Passenger Manager (likely Dhanbad) demanding the resumption of the Chopan-Katni Passenger train to its full route and the halting of the Varanasi-Shaktinagar Intercity express at Khuldil station. The letter highlights the difficulties...
more...

faced by the tribal population due to the Chopan-Katni Passenger train's shortened route since the COVID-19 pandemic. The forum threatens agitation if their demands aren't met.

The South East Central Railway Nagpur division will implement a traffic block on January 17th (10:10 PM) to 18th (1:55 PM) and January 21st (11:20 PM) to 22nd (3:05 PM) at level crossing No. 510 between Gondia and Gangajhari stations for girder launching. Ten passenger and MEMU trains will be...
more...

cancelled on January 18th and 22nd. Four trains will have controlled departures on specified dates with minor delays (15-90 minutes). Two pairs of Kumbh Mela special trains will run between Durg and Katni on January 31st, February 5th, 14th, and 28th to facilitate pilgrimage to the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela. Train numbers and schedules are detailed below.

Millions attended the first 'Amrit Snan' in Prayagraj on January 14th, with an expected increase in attendance for subsequent events. To manage the influx of passengers, Indian Railways is deploying a strategy of running duplicate trains on the same route, immediately following the first train. This avoids needing...
more...

additional tracks or altering schedules. This will be implemented from stations like Katni, Maihar, and Satna, which are directly connected to the Prayagraj route and see high passenger volume from trains originating in regions like Mumbai, Nagpur, Bilaspur, and Bhopal. The decision is made as adding more coaches to existing trains isn't feasible. A second train will be deployed if passenger numbers exceed capacity by 1000-1500. The railway control room will monitor train spacing and speed. The second train doesn't necessarily have to reach the same destination as the first.

A proposal has been made to extend the route of passenger train number 51187, currently running between Bhusaval Junction and Katni, to Chopan. Shri Krishna Gautam, a member of the Regional Rail Users Consultative Committee, submitted a memorandum to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The memorandum highlights that the train...
more...

remains idle in Katni for 16 hours after arriving, enough time to complete a Katni-Chopan-Katni round trip. Extending the route to Chopan as an express train using the same rake would benefit passengers. This extension would greatly benefit the tribal population and provide a direct train connection between Jabalpur, Singrauli, and Chopan, connecting Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Passengers would also benefit from the lower fares of a passenger train.