Due to the construction of a third line between Anuppur and Katni, 12 pairs of passenger trains passing through Anuppur and Shahdol will be completely suspended from June 12th to 21st. During this period, the Gondia-Barouni-Gondia Express will operate on a changed route via Nanpur, Jabalpur, and Katni. The affected trains...
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include: * **13th to 20th June:** 08269 Chirmiri-Chandia Road Passenger, Chandia Road-Chirmiri Passenger Special, Chirmiri-Katni Passenger Special * **12th to 19th June:** Katni-Chirmiri Passenger, Bilaspur-Rewa Express, Rewa-Bilaspur Express, Bilaspur-Indore Narmada Express, Indore-Bilaspur Narmada Express, Bilaspur-Bhopal Express, Bhopal-Bilaspur Express * **12th to 20th June:** Jabalpur-Ambikapur Express, Nagpur-Shahdol Express * **13th to 21st June:** Ambikapur-Jabalpur Express, Shahdol-Nagpur Express * **12th, 14th, 17th, 19th June:** Rewa-Chirmiri Express * **13th, 15th, 18th, 20th June:** Chirmiri-Rewa Express, Chirmiri-Anuppur Passenger Special, Anuppur-Chirmiri Passenger Special * **13th, 17th June:** Lucknow-Raipur Garibrath Express * **14th, 18th June:** Raipur-Lucknow Garibrath Express * **12th, 19th June:** Santragachi-Jabalpur Express * **13th, 20th June:** Jabalpur-Santragachi Express * **16th June:** Durg-Ajmer Express * **17th June:** Ajmer-Durg Express The Gondia-Barouni Express will operate on a changed route via Katni, Jabalpur, and Nanpur from June 12th to 20th. The Gondia-Barouni Express will operate on a changed route via Katni, Jabalpur, and Nanpur from June 13th to 21st.

The Bilaspur Railway Division is hiring 66 people to assist passengers with using Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM) at 17 stations. Retired railway employees will be prioritized. These ATVM machines were introduced to reduce crowds at ticket counters and improve passenger convenience, but their usage was hindered when the initially deployed...
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staff was removed. The Railway administration has now decided to appoint helpers to facilitate the use of ATVM machines. Any individual can apply to be an ATVM Facilitator. Retired railway employees, their family members, or any citizen can submit their applications by 3:30 PM on June 14, 2024, at the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager's office in Bilaspur. Retired railway employees and their family members will be prioritized, and they will receive a 3% commission on ticket sales. In case no retired railway employee or their family member is available for a particular location, applications from citizens aged 18 or above and with a minimum of 10th grade education will be considered. The selected facilitators will be issued identification cards by the Commercial Department, enabling them to work as facilitators until March 31, 2025. The stations and number of facilitators required are: Bilaspur (12), Raigarh (6), Anuppur (3), Akaltara (3), Janjgir-Naila (3), Pendra Road (3), Kharsia (3), Umaria (3), Kotma (3), Sakti (3), Burhar (3), Baradwar (3), Uslapur (3), Ambikapur (3), Champa (3), Shahdol (6), and Korba (3).

The Indian Railways has introduced a QR code payment option for unreserved tickets at Bilaspur Junction and subsequently expanded it to other stations in the region, including Shahdol, Ambikapur, and Anuppur. This initiative aims to promote digital ticketing, reduce queues at ticket counters, and eliminate the hassle of dealing with change....
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The QR code facility is available on all unreserved ticket counters at Bilaspur Junction and is being implemented at other key stations like Champa, Raigarh, Korba, Akaltara, Uslapur, and Pendra Road. This digital approach also encourages the use of other convenient options like UPI payments, Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM), and the UTS on Mobile app.

Rajesh Chaudhary, a first-year stenography student at the Government ITI Anuppur, died on Friday after falling from a slow-moving passenger train near Anuppur station. He was traveling from Chirmiri to Anuppur when he attempted to disembark near a closed railway crossing, 300 meters before the station, resulting in fatal head and...
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leg injuries. The incident occurred because of the common practice of passengers getting off slow-moving trains near railway crossings for convenience and to avoid the longer walk from the station. The construction of a flyover bridge at the closed crossing, aimed to improve traffic, has been ongoing, but people continue to use the unsafe shortcut.