Kulwinder Singh, the National Coordinator of the National Sanatan Sikh Sabha, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Railway Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu to not cancel the Tatanagar-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express train from December 2nd to February 28th. He argues that the train serves...
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numerous holy places, including Varanasi, Ayodhya, Haridwar, and Amritsar, and is used by passengers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Punjab. He points out that school children have winter vacations, and the cancellation would prevent people from returning to their hometowns in North India.

On September 15th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Vande Bharat trains at Tatanagar station. To ensure security, rigorous measures are in place, including body scanning and metal detectors at the station entrance. All individuals attending the event will undergo body scanning before entering the station. They will have to pass...
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through gate frame metal detectors. Jamshedpur Police and RPF are deploying body scanners and 10 gate frame metal detectors. The event will take place on platform number one, and a stage is being constructed there. The RMS office near the railway station has been cleared to control crowds, creating three exits from the station, with the SPG monitoring other routes. The South Eastern Zone's Railway GM AK Mishra visited Tatanagar twice within a week to inspect the preparations for the Vande Bharat train inauguration and security arrangements. The IG of SPG conducted an inspection with senior RPF commandants and district police. The route for the entry and exit of the Prime Minister, Railway Minister, and other VIPs has been determined for parking and the portico. Additionally, the flow of vehicles will be restricted on one lane of the station main road. Trains will operate from platform number four and five. As part of the security measures, the station's platform number one restaurants and other stalls will be closed until the 15th. The station master and train clerk's offices have been moved near the guard and crew lobby. Parking has been cleared, and the pathway from the main road to the station portico has been sealed. From late Saturday night onwards, luggage will not be accepted or retrieved from the parcel office. The Railway GM and the SPG IG agreed to completely halt the movement of trains and passengers from platform number one until the event concludes. Security personnel are being deployed from the Gudri Bazaar to Loco Mor, and around 200 RPF personnel, 160 GRP personnel, and approximately 400 Jamshedpur police officers and personnel are on duty. From September 14th onwards, new entry and exit arrangements will be in place to prevent unauthorized access to restricted areas.

School children will be given the opportunity to travel on the Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat train up to Chandil or Muri station. The railway has made a list of 125 children and other children are also being invited to travel. On September 15th, the Prime Minister will flag off six Vande Bharat...
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trains, including the Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat, and the others will be inaugurated online. The Rourkela-Howrah Vande Bharat train is scheduled for a trial run on Friday. The railway has released the number and operational schedule for the Patna, Berhampur, and Rourkela Vande Bharat trains on Thursday evening. An RPF team and staff have been deployed for train security and passenger convenience.

Three passengers travelling on trains from Delhi, Amritsar and Buxar to Tatanagar had their belongings stolen. CRPF jawan Sandeep Ram's bag was stolen from the Buxar-Tatanagar train at Patna station. Ramakant Sharma, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, had his mobile phone and money stolen from the Jallianwala Bagh Express at Banaras....
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Nadim Ahmed, a resident of Pakri, Ara, had his bag stolen from the Delhi-Puri Purushottam train at Delhi station. The theft cases have been filed at Tatanagar railway station and forwarded to the respective GRP units.

Due to anticipated fog, Indian Railways has decided to cancel the Tatanagar-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express and the Santragachi-Anand Vihar Weekly Express starting December 2nd. The Jallianwala Bagh Express will be cancelled from December 2nd to February 28th, while the Anand Vihar Weekly Express will be cancelled from December 2nd to January...
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7th. This decision, announced by the South Eastern Railway Zone, will cause inconvenience to hundreds of passengers who had already booked tickets. The Sikh community, through the Central Gurudwara Management Committee, had previously protested against the cancellation of the Jallianwala Bagh Express, leading to the railway administration reversing the decision in 2023. However, the cancellation has been reinstated for the 2023-2024 winter season. The decision to cancel the Anand Vihar Weekly Express has also sparked protests, with passengers criticizing the railway for targeting specific trains while others on the same route remain operational.