The Kota Rail Division of West Central Railway conducted a special ticket checking drive on four express trains: the Okha-Banaras Express (train number 22969), the Barauni-Bandra Terminal Avadh Express (train number 19038), the Patna-Kota Express (train number 13239), and the Mathura-Kota Express (train number 19110). The drive resulted in the apprehension...
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of 172 passengers for ticketless travel or improper tickets, generating INR 1,12,760 in revenue for the railway. 95 cases of ticketless travel and 77 cases of improper ticketing were detected. Additionally, 3 unauthorized vendors were apprehended on the Okha-Banaras Express (train number 22969). The drive was conducted under the guidance of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Rohit Malviya and involved a team of TTIs and other railway officials. The operation was carried out on the Kota-Gangapur City-Kota route. The railway authorities have instructed to continue such drives in the future to curb ticketless travel on trains.

On Wednesday, the first shipment of litchi was sent from Muzaffarpur to Mumbai, following the first shipment to Delhi. Mo. Reyaz, a farmer from Damodarpur, sent 17 boxes of Shahi litchi via the SLR bogie of the Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminal (LTT) 11062 Pawan Express. The shipment will arrive in...
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Kurla Mandi, Mumbai, on the morning of May 17th. The railway will provide a parcel van on the 20th for sending litchi to Mumbai. Also on Wednesday, another shipment of litchi was sent from Darbhanga to Delhi via the 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast. Amarish Kumar, the railway's leaseholder, reported that 111 boxes of litchi were sent. The harvesting of litchi in the Bari Eidgah Bagh on the city's Goshala Road has also begun. Litchi from the Bari Eidgah Bagh was purchased by Mo. Nizam, a resident of Bada Sumera, Kudhani, and sent to Delhi. The price of litchi in Delhi's Azad Mandi is currently 125 rupees per kilogram. Litchi is also being sent from Muzaffarpur to various other destinations using the following trains: Mumbai: 19038 Avadh Express, 15267 Raxaul-LTT Express, 15547 Raxaul-LTT Antyodaya Express; Delhi: 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express and 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast (leased); Haryana-Punjab: 14673 Shaheed Express and 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express; Howrah: 13020 Mithila Express; Ranchi and Sambalpur (Odisha): 15028 Maury Express; Uttar Pradesh: 11124 Barauni-Gwalior Express and 15203 Barauni Lucknow Express; Gujarat: 19484 Barauni Ahmedabad Express and 19270 Muzaffarpur-Porbandar Express (leased).

On Saturday, thieves stole 25,000-volt wires near pillar number 235/48 on the Saathi station embankment of the Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur railway line. This resulted in a disruption of rail services for three hours, affecting trains like the 15216 Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur Express, 19038 Awadh Express, 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express, 15274 Satyagraha Express, and several other...
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passenger and freight trains. The thieves also stole counterweights, which caused the wires to fall. Railway officials are investigating the theft, and the wires were repaired to restore rail traffic. Similar thefts have occurred in the past, and the railway police are yet to catch the culprits.

Due to automatic signaling work on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section between Jagatbela, Sahjanwa, and Maghar stations from April 14th to 16th, several trains departing from Lucknow will be canceled. This includes train numbers 12532, 12531, 15273, 15274, 15114, 15113, 12529, 12530, 22531, and 22532. Additionally, several trains will not stop at...
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Jagatbela and Sahjanwa during this period, including train numbers 15203, 15204, 19037, 19038, 15007, and 15008. Four special trains, including numbers 02563, 02564, 02569, and 02570, will not pass through Aishbagh station during this time. Passengers are advised to contact the railway helpline number 139 for updates.

The Indian Railways is undertaking automatic signaling work on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail line between Jagatbela, Sahjanwa, and Maghar stations. This work will cause disruptions to train services from April 14th to 16th. Several trains departing from Lucknow will be canceled for three days. Other trains will experience route changes and will...
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not stop at certain stations due to non-interlocking work. Passengers are advised to contact the Indian Railways inquiry number 139 for further information. Specifically, 10 trains are canceled, 4 trains will not stop at Aishbagh, and 6 trains will not stop at Jagatbela and Sahjanwa.