The project to double the railway line between Chopan and Chunar, under the North Central Railway (NCR) Prayagraj, is progressing rapidly. The government has appointed a consultant firm for three years to oversee the project. The tender for building a new railway bridge over the Sone River has been finalized...
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and the 1128-meter bridge is estimated to cost around 230.30 crores. Construction is expected to begin in the last week of this month or the first week of November. This railway line will benefit 2054 villages and a population of 25 lakhs. The Union Cabinet had approved 1424 crores last August for the project, which includes the construction of the bridge. The representative of the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, confirmed the release of the tender for the new bridge and said construction will begin soon. A consultant firm has been appointed for three years to oversee the entire project, including civil work, tracks, safety, quality control and implementation. Separate tenders for various construction works have been issued by the North Central Railway and the tender finalization process is expected to be completed this month. With the doubling of the railway line, the construction work is expected to start at a rapid pace from November onwards, benefiting 2054 villages, 6788 square kilometers of area and a population of 25 lakhs. The work of installing coach indicators has also begun.

The Rajdhani Express (train numbers 12453/12454), running between New Delhi and Ranchi, has started making a stop at Sonbhadra railway station starting Saturday night. The train was welcomed upon its arrival at Sonbhadra station. The train was flagged off by a group of officials including MP Chhotelal Kharwar, MLA Bhupesh...
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Chaube, Representative of the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, Shri Krishna Gautam, BJP District President Nandlal Gupta, and SP District President Ramnihor Yadav.

The demand to restart the Katni-Chopan Passenger train, which was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, is gaining momentum in Sonbhadra. Sanjiv God, the state minister of social welfare in Uttar Pradesh, met with the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi and requested the resumption of the train service. He...
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highlighted the backwardness of Sonbhadra with a large population of SC and ST communities. The train, which previously ran via Singrauli, provided convenient transportation for residents, and its suspension has created difficulties for them. The Union Railway Minister has assured the state minister that the request will be considered and the service will be reinstated soon.

The Rajdhani Express train running between New Delhi and Ranchi will have a stopover at Sonbhadra railway station starting from October 6th. The North Central Railway administration has set the time for the stopover. According to the timetable released by North Central Railway Prayagraj, train number 12454, the New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani...
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Express, will have a stop at Sonbhadra railway station starting from October 6th. The Rajdhani will depart from New Delhi on October 5th and reach Sonbhadra railway station at 1:38 AM (on October 6th). It will halt for two minutes before departing. Since the day changes after 12 AM, the stopover will be considered as taking place on October 6th. Meanwhile, the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, train number 12453, will operate from Ranchi on October 6th and will reach Sonbhadra railway station at 12:48 AM (on October 7th).

A 30-year-old man, identified as Rakesh, died after being hit by a train near his home in Lalganj village under the jurisdiction of Chopn police station. He had gone to the nearby railway track to relieve himself after attending a Jiutiya puja at his neighbor's house. The incident occurred on Wednesday...
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night. Rakesh had been attending the puja with his wife who was observing a fast, and was dancing to the DJ music during the event. He left the puja venue to use the restroom and did not return for a long time. His family searched for him and found his body on the railway track. A train had passed through the area shortly before the discovery. The police suspect he was killed after being hit by the train. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination and then handed over to his family.