Indian Railways News - ECR/East Central Rly Zone

The Pooja Special train, running between Asansol and Mumbai, has had its schedule adjusted. It will now arrive at NSCB Gomoh Junction at 8:00 AM and depart at 8:05 PM, instead of 8:25 PM. The change affects only Gomoh Junction, other stations will remain unaffected. This special train is scheduled to...
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operate between October 21st and November 11th, running via Dhanbad and Gomoh. The train is numbered 01145 and is named Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal Asansol Pooja Special.

The East Central Railway Employees Union held a gate meeting at the Diesel Shed, Patratu on Wednesday. The Union discussed the problems of the Patratu Railway Hospital and assured that the Divisional Railway Manager will be met to address these issues. The Union met with employees as part of an outreach...
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campaign at the Patratu Railway Hospital and learned about the problems of the hospital. The Union leaders assured that they will meet the Divisional Railway Manager to resolve the problems. They highlighted that the Patratu Sub Divisional Hospital is currently operating only in one shift and there are several problems. The union leaders contacted Dr. Halder regarding the problems. Dr. Sanjeev Halder confirmed that the CMD has been informed about the shortcomings in the hospital. He added that the OPS is better than the NPS and the union has been fighting for a long time for the OPS. The government is providing pensions under the UPS which is better than the NPS. The leaders clarified that the door is still open and the union is fighting for it. They did not rule out the possibility of improvement. The meeting was attended by branch secretaries R.N. Choudhary, Ajit Kumar, Lalbabu Mahato, Prem Raj Patel, Suresh Prasad, Amit Singh, P.K. Verma, Hiralal Choudhary, Nandu Yadav and other railway employees.

A freight train derailed in Bihar, India, causing disruption to train services. Four wagons of a freight train travelling from Bhilai derailed near Narayanpur railway station on the Muzaffarpur-Samastipur main line. The derailment occurred at point number 67 near the Narayanpur Anant Yard in the Sonpur division. Although the incident affected...
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train traffic on both up and down lines, no injuries were reported. Railway authorities, including the DRM of Sonpur, immediately reached the site to assess the situation and begin restoration efforts. Technical teams and hundreds of railway workers are working to clear the derailed wagons and restore train services.

The Dhanbad DRM launched the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign at Dhanbad station on Tuesday, September 17th, as part of the 'Swachhata Pakhwara' (Cleanliness Fortnight) observed by Indian Railways from September 17th to October 2nd. The campaign involved administering cleanliness oaths to employees, organizing workshops and training programs at 150 stations, coaching...
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depots, and railway premises, as well as conducting awareness drives for passengers. The campaign also included the planting of 1500 saplings in coaching depots and railway premises, with a target of planting one lakh trees in the Dhanbad division. A special safety camp was held at the Dhanbad Divisional Railway Hospital, where 62 sanitation workers (30 railway and 32 privately employed) received preventative health checks, medical services, treatment, and medication. The event also included a session to raise awareness among doctors and health inspectors about the roles and challenges of sanitation workers and the dissemination of information about the Indian government's Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Mission Indradhanush, and Swachhata Udyami Yojana. 62 PPE kits were distributed among the sanitation workers.