The Indian Railways has announced a new weekly express train between Tatanagar and Jaynagar, starting on August 16th. The train will depart from Tatanagar every Friday at 6:50 PM, reaching Muri at 8:50 PM. It will then continue its journey through Dhanbad, Jasidih, Kiul, Samastipur, and Darbhanga, arriving in Jaynagar at...
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11:30 AM the next day. The return journey, Jaynagar to Tatanagar, will depart every Saturday at 7:30 PM and reach Tatanagar at 11:30 AM the next day. The train will have 22 coaches. Additionally, two temporary second-class sleeper coaches will be added to two existing trains, Hatia-Patna Patliputra Express and Patna-Hatia Patliputra Express, for three months starting August 15th.

The Ministry of Railways has introduced a new weekly express train service between Tatanagar and Jaynagar for the convenience of passengers. The initiative was taken by Union Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth. The Tatanagar-Jaynagar weekly express train will depart from Tatanagar every Friday at 6:50 PM, reaching Muri at...
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8:50 PM. The train will then travel through Dhanbad, Jasidih, Kiul, Samastipur, and Darbhanga, arriving at Jaynagar at 11:30 AM the next day. The Jaynagar-Tatanagar weekly express will depart every Saturday at 7:30 PM and reach Tatanagar at 11:30 AM the next day. The train will consist of 22 coaches. Additionally, two temporary extra coaches will be added to the Hatia-Patna Patliputra Express and Patna-Hatia Patliputra Express from August 15th to November 14th to accommodate increased passenger traffic.

The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.

The Indian Railway budget for Jharkhand has been significantly increased under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, allocating a total of 7302 crore rupees for the state in the 2024-25 fiscal year, a 16-fold increase compared to the average budget from 2009-14. A total of 52885 crore rupees will be invested in...
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railway projects in Jharkhand, including expansion of existing projects. This includes expanding the Goilkera-Manoharpur third line by 40 kilometers, the Bonda-Ranchi line by 58 kilometers, and the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori line by 113 kilometers. Other projects include doubling the Muri-Barkakana 58 kilometer line. The focus for this year is on developing railway infrastructure, including the production of locomotives, coaches, and rolling stock. 57 railway stations in Jharkhand will be redeveloped, including Ranchi, Hatia, and other stations like Namkum, Piska, Muri, Tatisilwai, Lohardaga, Ramgarh Cantt, Silli, Gangaghat, Bano, Odga, Gobindpur Road, and Balsiring.

Due to development work in the Adra division of the South Eastern Railway, three trains departing from Ranchi will be operating on altered routes. The Tata Nagar-Hatia Express on the 19th and 21st will run via Chandil-Gundabihari-Muri. The Ranchi-Howrah Express on the 21st will operate via Kotshila-Purulia-Chandil-Tata Nagar-Kharagpur. The Howrah-Ranchi Express...
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will follow the route Kharagpur-Tata Nagar-Chandil-Purulia-Kotshila. A traffic block on the Muri-Barkakana rail section will affect seven trains, including the Adra-Barkakana-Adra MEMU passenger train, Tata Nagar-Barkakana-Tata Nagar MEMU passenger train, Tata Nagar-Hatia-Tata Nagar MEMU Special train, Tata Nagar-Hatia-Tata Nagar Express, and Kharagpur-Ranchi-Kharagpur MEMU Express, which will be canceled on July 21st. The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Muri on the 20th and the Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express on the 19th will operate on alternative routes. The Vananchal Express will be equipped with LHB coaches from July 22nd, replacing the traditional coaches. The Hyderabad-Raxul-Hyderabad Express will have a trial stop at Padmapalli station in the Secunderabad division for the convenience of passengers. This arrangement will continue until further notice.