The ECRKU (East Central Railway Karmachari Union) Gujhandi, Koderma branch held a hunger strike and protest demonstration at Koderma station on Tuesday demanding the reinstatement of the old pension scheme. The protest was led by branch president Abhay Kumar and conducted by branch secretary B.B. Singh. They explained the benefits of...
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the old pension scheme and the drawbacks of the new scheme. They mentioned a national movement on August 10, 2023, in Delhi involving various employee unions and stated that they would intensify the protest with a four-day hunger strike. They threatened to disrupt railway operations if the government doesn't reinstate the old pension scheme. Many railway workers, including the branch president, secretary, vice-president, executive president, joint secretary, assistant secretary, organization secretary, treasurer, women leader, and representatives from various associations, participated in the protest.

A light diesel engine numbered 1290WDG4 derailed during shunting operations on the second loop line of Ghazandi station yard on the Koderma-Gaya rail section. The incident resulted in all 12 wheels of the engine derailing from the tracks. The incident caused damage to some sleepers and other fittings. No operational disruptions...
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were reported due to the incident.

The Grand Chord rail line, a section of the Gaya-Dhanbad railway line, is 117 years old. It was inaugurated on December 6, 1906, with a steam engine train running from Dhanbad to Gaya. The initial cost of building the 281-mile long line was 4.15 crore rupees. The line's inauguration ceremony took...
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place at Gujhandi station, where the then Viceroy, Lord Minto, laid a silver-plated bolt near a rail joint to mark the commencement. The Grand Chord line features a unique tunnel built through three mountains in the 'Ghati' section, which continues to be a defining feature of the line. The line has been rapidly expanding since India's independence in 1947, and it is now the highest revenue-generating section of the railway network. It is also the section with the highest number of employees. The construction of the Grand Chord line shortened the distance between Kolkata and Delhi by approximately 80 kilometers. The 22-kilometer-long 'Ghati' section, which rises from 387 meters above sea level at Gujhandi to 187 meters at Gurpa, is built on a steep slope of 1:80 meters through the Chotanagpur hills. The maximum speed of trains on the uphill line was initially 65 kilometers per hour, but it was increased to 80 kilometers per hour on December 22, 2012. Currently, plans are underway to run high-speed trains between Kolkata and Delhi at speeds ranging from 160 to 180 kilometers per hour. The railway is undergoing construction of a cemented wall around the entire line and extending the railway line.