On Monday, the Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express travelling from Darbhanga to New Delhi experienced a coupling failure near Repura Gumti, disrupting the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur up line for over four hours. This caused significant delays for several trains including the Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Express, the Vaishali Superfast, the Shaheed Express to Amritsar,...
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and the Gondia Express from Barauni to Gondia. The Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast arrived in Muzaffarpur 3.54 hours late, the Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Express 4.29 hours late, the Barauni-New Delhi Clone Express 4.24 hours late, and the Jayanagar Amritsar Shaheed Express 1.25 hours late. Passengers faced significant delays at the station and were provided train status updates every 15 minutes.

A near-miss train accident occurred in Samastipur, Bihar, involving the Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, traveling from Darbhanga to Delhi. Two carriages, including the engine, separated from the rest of the train between Pusa and Karpurigram stations. Passengers felt a strong jolt when the coupling failed, causing panic, but fortunately, no injuries...
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were reported. The train driver managed to stop the detached carriages, reconnected them, and brought the train to Pusa station at a slow pace. Railway officials are investigating the incident, but have not yet revealed the cause of the separation.

An express train traveling on the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur rail line in Darbhanga suddenly separated into two parts. The engine and one coach detached from the rest of the train and moved forward about 100 meters. The loco pilot quickly applied emergency brakes, causing a commotion among passengers who disembarked the train. ...
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The loco pilot and guard immediately informed the railway team, which responded and took further action. Fortunately, the quick thinking of the driver averted a major accident. The railway authorities appealed for calm amongst passengers. The train was brought back by the loco pilot and the engine was reconnected to the coaches. The train was then stopped at Pusa station for investigation. The DRM of Samastipur Railway Division, Vinay Srivastava, has ordered a senior DST to investigate the incident, which he stated is a case of malfunctioning coupling. The incident caused a delay of over an hour, and the train remained at Pusa station until 12:30 PM.

A train derailment occurred in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, involving an express train traveling from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh. The incident resulted in the derailment of five coaches, with one coach severely damaged. Two people have died in the accident. As a result of the accident, the routes of several trains have been...
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diverted. The diverted trains and their alternate routes are: 1. Train No. 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 2. Train No. 15653 Guwahati-Shrimaata Vaishno Devi Katra Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 3. Train No. 12555 Gorakhdham Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 4. Train No. 12553 Vaishali Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 5. Train No. 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 6. Train No. 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 7. Train No. 15273 Satyagraha Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 8. Train No. 19038 Awadh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 9. Train No. 22537 Kushinagar Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 10. Train No. 13019 Bagh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda The railway authorities have also released helpline numbers for assistance: Gonda: 89574009652, Lucknow: 89574092923, Siwan: 90266242514, Chhapra: 83039792175, Deoria Sadar: 8303098950.