The Garib Rath Express (Train No. 22541/22542) running from Varanasi to Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal via Lucknow will see an increase of 664 berths starting July. This change, effective from July 7th, will benefit passengers travelling between Delhi and Varanasi. The train will be equipped with LHB rakes, including 20 Third...
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AC Economy coaches and 2 luggage vans with generators, totaling 22 coaches. The train leaving Varanasi will have the new rakes from July 7th, and the train departing from Anand Vihar Terminal will have the new rakes from July 8th.

The construction of an overbridge at Kandhia railway crossing between Bhadohi and Varanasi will begin soon. The bridge's design was the subject of a dispute between the railway and the National Highway Authority for 18 months. The bridge construction was initially started in September 2022 by the Uttar Pradesh State Bridge...
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Corporation and the Railway, but was halted due to disagreements over the design. The National Highway Authority now plans to build the bridge according to their own specifications. The project, costing ₹650 crore, includes the construction of roads, bridges, culverts, drains, dividers, and lighting systems under the National Highway 731-B. The construction of a bridge over the Morwa river has already started and the overbridge at Kandhia crossing will begin soon.

On Saturday, the President of the Tehsil Industry and Commerce Association, Sheshdhar Gupta, requested the Member of Parliament, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Bind, to have Kamayani and Intercity Express trains stop at Suriawan station. He argued that the station is crucial for trade and geography, and that the lack of train stops...
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forces people to rely on private transportation. He believes that stopping these trains at Suriawan would benefit the public.

The redevelopment work of Bhadohi railway station, selected under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, has begun. This project, which will cost ₹22.20 crore, aims to modernize the station. Initially, the plan was to construct a new building first and then demolish the old one. However, officials have instructed to start construction...
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of the new building immediately, which will provide an alternative facility for the station building.