A Vande Bharat Express train is set to operate between Tata and Patna, covering the route via Koderma-Gaya. This train will be the first to run on this route, offering a faster and more efficient travel option between the two cities. The train will travel at speeds of 130-160 km/h, reducing...
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the travel time to around seven hours. The train will operate six days a week and is expected to leave Tatanagar at 6 am, reaching Patna by 1 pm. The return journey will depart from Patna between 2-3 pm and arrive in Tatanagar between 10-11 pm. The train will have eight coaches and will be maintained at a new maintenance center being built in Tatanagar. This new service is expected to benefit thousands of passengers.

The budget allocated Rs. 10 crore for the Dhanbad-Ispatnagar line, a part of the Dhanbad-Chandrapura line, which is being constructed as a 'Y' connection at Tetulmari, Nichitpur, Matari, Telo, Dhanbad, and Ispatnagar. This project, worth Rs. 478.37 crore, will complete the 43.8 km Dhanbad-Chandrapura alternative line. Other projects funded include...
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the Giridih-Koderma (102.5 km), Koderma-Ranchi (189 km), Koderma-Tilaiya (86 km), Parsnath-Madhuban-Giridih (49 km), and Dhanbad-Chandrapura-Tund-Nichitpur (25.81 km) new lines. The budget also allocated funds for doubling the Garhwa Road-Ramna, Dania-Ranchi Road (partial), Ranchi Road-Patratu (31 km), Dhanbad-Sonnagar (291 km) lines, and for constructing a third line between Dhanbad and Sonnagar. Further, funds were allocated for constructing a flyover for down trains in Gomoh, a rail-over-rail bridge between Garhwa Road and Ramna, and a bridge over level crossings in Tetulmari, Gomoh, and Khanudih. A bridge over level crossing 20 at Keswari, replacing the existing gate, is also part of the project. Additionally, funds were allocated for the construction of a bridge over level crossing number 1 between Katrasgarh and Nichitpur, and for the doubling of the Chandrapura-Jamuniatand line, along with multi-tracking between Sonnagar and Andal, and construction of a three-kilometer marshalling yard at Sindri.

A 69-year-old woman, Khema Devi, wife of Hira Mochi from Tekuda Junbad, Chandankiyari, died after being hit by a train near the eastern cabin of Bhojudih railway station's setting yard. Her son, Chhotu Das, identified the body. He explained that his mother suffered from mental instability and often wandered away...
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from home. She had left the house on Monday morning and was not found until later that evening when news of a woman's death by train in Bhojudih surfaced. The body was identified by Chhotu Das at the GRP station late at night. After a post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family. A case under section 2/24 UD has been registered at the GRP station.

Indian Railways has introduced special trains between Ranchi-Patna and Tata-Patna to cater to the increasing passenger demand. Train number 08639/08640, the Ranchi-Patna-Ranchi special (via Muri-Bokaro-Gomoh-Koderma-Gaya), will depart from Ranchi on June 8th at 2:10 PM, arriving at Patna at 11:00 PM. The return journey, train number 08640, will depart from Patna...
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on June 9th at 9:00 PM, reaching Ranchi on June 10th at 5:30 AM. Additionally, the Tata-Patna-Tata special, train number 08109/08110, will operate between these cities. Specific timings and routes for this train are not provided in the article.

Two examination special trains are being run on June 8th and 9th, 2024. Train 08639/08640 Ranchi-Patna-Ranchi Examination Special will depart Ranchi on June 8th at 2:10 PM and arrive in Patna at 11:00 PM. The return journey (08640) will leave Patna on June 9th at 9:10 PM and reach Ranchi at...
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5:30 AM the next day. This train will stop at Muri, Kotshila, and Bokaro Steel City. Train 08109/08110 Tatanagar-Patna-Tatanagar Examination Special will leave Tatanagar on June 8th at 4:15 PM and arrive in Patna at 3:00 AM the following day. The return trip (08110) will depart Patna on June 9th at 9:15 PM and reach Tatanagar at 7:15 AM the next day. This train will stop at Chandil, Purulia, Bhojudih, and Mohuda.