Due to track maintenance work on the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj railway line between Chanpatia and Sathi stations, train operations will be affected from August 5 to August 8. This work includes a 'patch doubling' project on the Sugauli-Narkatiaganj section. Train numbers 05258 (Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur Passenger) and 05259 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Passenger) have been cancelled during...
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this period. Several other trains, including the Garib Rath (12212), Saptkranti Express (12557), Purvanchal Express (15052), Satyagraha Express (15273/15274), Amarnath Express (15653), Humsafar Express (15705/15706), and Avadh Express (19037/19038), will be diverted through a different route via Narkatiaganj, Sikta, Raxaul, Sitamarhi, and Muzaffarpur. Some trains will have shortened routes (short-term termination).

Due to ROB girder launching between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwadhara stations on Sampar No. 159 in Samastipur Division, traffic and power blocks will be implemented on July 23, 2024, from 09:15 AM to 02:00 PM and on July 24, 2024, from 09:15 AM to 01:25 PM. This will lead to the...
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cancellation of Train No. 05258 (Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur Passenger Special) and Train No. 05259 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Passenger Special) on both July 23 and 24. Additionally, Train No. 05261 (Muzaffarpur-Raxual Passenger Special) will be partially terminated at Pipra, and Train No. 05507 (Raxual-Mehsi Passenger Special) will be partially terminated at Semra on both days. Train No. 05262 (Raxual-Muzaffarpur Passenger Special) will be partially commenced from Pipra, and Train No. 05508 (Mehsi-Raxual Passenger Special) will be partially commenced from Semra on July 23 and 24. Furthermore, Train No. 19038 (Barauni-Bandra Terminal Express) departing from Barauni will be rescheduled by 180 minutes on July 23 and 135 minutes on July 24. Train No. 13022 (Raxual-Howrah Express) departing from Raxual will be rescheduled by 150 minutes on July 23 and 120 minutes on July 24. Train No. 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Express) departing from Muzaffarpur will be rescheduled by 75 minutes on July 23. Train No. 15706 (Delhi-Katihar Express) departing from Delhi will be rescheduled by 180 minutes on July 23. Train No. 05257 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Passenger) departing from Muzaffarpur will be rescheduled by 60 minutes on July 23. Lastly, Train No. 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Express) departing from Muzaffarpur will operate at a controlled speed between Muzaffarpur and Pipra for 45 minutes on July 24.

The railway is implementing changes to train operations on the Champaran route between July 23rd and 24th, due to the installation of a girder at railway crossing number 159 between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwdhara on the Muzaffarpur-Sagauli rail line. Two MEMU trains, 05259 and 05258, have been canceled. The routes of...
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two other train pairs, 05261/62 and 05507/08, have been shortened to Pipara and Semra respectively. Additionally, several trains, including the 19038 Avadh Express, 13022 Mithila Express, 12557 Saptakranti Express, 05706 Delhi Katihar Humsafar Express, and 05257 Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj, will be rescheduled. The 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express will have a 45-minute controlled run between Muzaffarpur and Pipara on July 24th. The route will experience a traffic block of four and a half hours on July 23rd and four hours and ten minutes on July 24th.

The railway is undergoing construction work on bridge number 159 between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwdhara on the Muzaffarpur-Sagauli railway line in Bihar. This work has led to changes in train operations on the Champaran route on July 23 and 24. Trains 05259 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj) and 05258 (Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur) MEMU trains have been...
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cancelled. Trains 05261/62 (Muzaffarpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur) and 05507/08 (Raxaul-Mehsi-Raxaul) will only run to Pipra and Semra respectively and return from there. Additionally, several trains have been rescheduled, including the 19038 Barouni-Bandra Awadh Express, 13022 Mithila Express, 12557 Saptakranti Express, 05706 Delhi Katihar Humsafar Express, and 05257 Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj. The 12557 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Superfast Express will operate between Muzaffarpur and Pipra with a 45-minute delay on July 24. There will be a traffic block on the route for 4.75 hours on July 23 and 4 hours 10 minutes on July 24.

Effective from July 1st, 2024, the train numbers for certain routes operated by the East Central Railway Hajipur will be changing. The trains currently running between Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj (Train numbers 05257, 05258, 05259, 05260) and Muzaffarpur-Raxual (Train numbers 05261, 05262, 05287, 05288) will have new numbers. The new numbers for these trains...
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have been announced in a notification released by the East Central Railway Hajipur.