A tragic train accident occurred near Kalaঝরিয়া station on the Vidhyasagar - Jamtara line in Jharkhand. Two people died and at least 10 were injured when a Jasidih-Asansol MEMU passenger train collided with passengers who were standing on the track after disembarking the Bengaluru-Yashvantpur Express train, which was stopped at the...
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station due to a chain-pulling incident. The deceased include 23-year-old Manish Kumar from Sahasram, Katihar. Rescue teams and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene. The incident caused a disruption in train operations due to the large crowd gathered at the site.

On February 28, 2024, a tragic incident occurred near Kalajharia railway crossing in Jamtara, Jharkhand. A train stopped due to a reported fire on board, causing passengers to jump off. While on the tracks, they were struck by another oncoming train, resulting in casualties. The incident involved two trains: the...
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Ang Express, on which the fire was reported, and the Jha Jha-Asansol train that hit the passengers. Two deceased have been identified, and the Jamtara SDM has confirmed that medical teams and ambulances are present at the site. The Eastern Railway has formed a three-member JAC committee to investigate the incident, denying any fire incident and stating that the deceased were not passengers but individuals walking on the tracks. The Jamtara MLA, Irfan Ansari, has expressed grief over the tragedy and vowed to raise the issue in the state assembly.

On February 28th, 2024, a tragic accident occurred near Kaljhariya station in Jamtara, Jharkhand. A train, reportedly the Ang Express, was halted due to a supposed fire incident, leading to panicked passengers jumping off the train. A Jhajha-Asansol train, approaching from the opposite direction, then ran over these passengers, resulting in...
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the death of at least 12 individuals. The railway authorities, however, have denied any fire incident and attributed the deaths to two individuals walking on the tracks, who were hit by the train. A 3-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for railway projects worth ₹41,000 crore on February 26, 2024. This includes the redevelopment of 554 railway stations under the 'Amrit Yojana,' with 28 stations in the Eastern Railway zone, including seven in the Asansol Division. The Asansol DRM, Chetana...
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Nand Singh, provided information about the ongoing development work and station redevelopment within the division. The prime minister will lay the foundation stone for these stations, including 7 in the Asansol Division and 1500 rail overbridges and underpasses, via video conferencing from Deoghar station. The redevelopment of these stations is part of the larger 'Amrit Bharat Station' scheme launched on August 6, 2023, aiming to revamp 508 stations across 27 states. The Asansol Division has earmarked seven stations – Basukinath, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Panagarh, Shankarpur, and Vidyasagar – for redevelopment under the Amrit Station scheme. The project aims to transform these stations into economic hubs, facilitating the transportation of local produce to wider markets and providing modern amenities for passengers.