The process of acquiring land for a new railway line in Shravasti district, Uttar Pradesh, has begun after a five-year delay. The district, despite having an airport with twice-weekly flights to Lucknow and a sensitive 66 km border with Nepal, lacks a railway line and a transport corporation depot. The project,...
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approved in 2018 with a budget of 4940 crores, involves a 240 km line from Bahraich to Dumriaganj via various towns in the district. The foundation stone was laid in March 2019 by former Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State Manoj Sinha. The project was initially scheduled for completion by 2024-25, but work has been delayed.

From September 2nd to 4th, 25 trains will operate on the Gorakhpur-Barhani-Gonda rail route. The schedule is modified due to automatic signal installation and testing on the tracks between Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb stations. All seven stations in the district have been instructed to ensure smooth train operations. None of...
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these trains will halt at any station in the district. On September 3rd and 4th, trains 02563 Barouni-New Delhi Special, 02564 New Delhi-Barouni Special, 02569 Darbhanga-New Delhi Special, 02570 New Delhi-Darbhanga Special, 12565 Darbhanga-New Delhi Express, 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Express, and 22537 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Express will pass through Gonda-Barhani. On September 3rd, trains 12595 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Express and 12523 New Jalpaiguri-New Delhi Express will travel via Gonda-Barhani. Also, on September 3rd and 4th, train 20103 Lokmanya Tilak Terminal-Gorakhpur Express, and on September 2nd, train 15909 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Express will use the same route. On September 3rd, train 11124 Barouni Gwalior Express will pass through Gonda-Barhani, and on September 4th, trains 12557 Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Terminal Express, 14673 Jaynagar Gorakhpur Express, and 20104 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminal will travel the same route. Additionally, on September 3rd, trains 22411 Naharlagun Anand Vihar Terminal Express, 12558 Anand Vihar Terminal Muzaffarpur Express, 12596 Anand Vihar Terminal Gorakhpur Express, 12554 New Delhi Saharsa Express will be operated.

The Indian Railways will be installing and testing automatic signals on the rail track between the stations of Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb on the Gorakhpur to Lucknow route. Due to this, a mega block has been scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of September. After the completion of this work, the...
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track will be able to accommodate more than two trains in one block. This will result in the cancellation of 27 trains between the 2nd and 4th of September. Additionally, 26 trains will be diverted to take the Gorakhpur-Barhani-Gonda route, and seven trains, including Vande Bharat, will be rescheduled. The cancellation of 22531 (Chhapra to Mathura Junction Express) and 22532 (Mathura Junction to Chhapra Express) on the 2nd and 4th of September is also announced. The same applies to 15114 (Chhapra Kacheri to Gomti Nagar Express) and 15113 (Gomti Nagar to Chhapra Kacheri Express) on the 2nd and 3rd of September. Furthermore, 12531 (Gorakhpur to Lucknow Junction Express) and 12532 (Lucknow Junction to Gorakhpur Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September. Similarly, the cancellation of 12530 (Lucknow Junction to Patliputra Express) and 12529 (Patliputra to Lucknow Junction Express) on the 3rd and 4th of September is also announced. Lastly, 15070 (Aishbagh to Gorakhpur Express) and 15069 (Gorakhpur to Aishbagh Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September, and the 4th and 5th of September, respectively.

On Thursday, an Intercity Express train traveling from Gorakhpur to Badshahnagar experienced engine failure near Balrampur station. Passengers were stranded for four and a half hours at the station while a replacement engine was procured. The delay caused inconvenience for passengers traveling to Gonda and Lucknow, with some missing court appointments...
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and medical treatments due to the delay.

The Indian Railways is expected to receive an additional INR 600 crore budget for the Northeast Railway (NER) zone. This will boost the total NER budget to around INR 600 crore, up from the INR 5813.20 crore allocated in the interim budget. This additional funding will support the construction of new...
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railway lines, including the Khalilabad-Shravasti-Balrampur line (55 km), the Sahjanwa-Dohrighat line (81 km), and the Anandnagar-Ghughli line. The NER has received INR 1057 crore for doubling and tripling tracks, which will accelerate the development of the Gorakhpur Cantt.-Valmikinagar, Bhatni-Aunrihar, and Kusmhi-Gorakhpur-Domingarh lines. The Khalilabad-Shravasti-Balrampur line will be constructed in three phases, with the first phase (Khalilabad-Bansi, 27 km) scheduled for completion in March 2025. The Sahjanwa-Dohrighat line, with trains designed to run at 160 km/h, will also be built in three phases, culminating in the completion of the final phase (Golabazar-New Dohrighat, 25.5 km) in March 2027.