Construction work on the Gorakhpur-Gonda section of the Northeast Railway's Lucknow Division will continue until October 27, causing disruptions to train services. This includes the cancellation of multiple trains like the 11123 Gwalior-Barauni Express (October 23-26), 11124 Barauni-Gwalior Express (October 24-27), and 04137 Gwalior-Barauni Special (October 16, 20, 23, 27). Several...
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other trains will be diverted, including the 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Special, which will be diverted from Barauni (October 16, 23-27) and New Delhi (October 22-26). Additionally, certain trains are being rescheduled, such as the 19037 Bandra Terminus-Barauni Express, which will be delayed by 180 minutes from October 16-24. Some trains will have temporary 2-minute stops at various stations from October 16-26. Passengers are advised to check for updates to avoid inconvenience.

As part of the cleanliness fortnight and ahead of festivals, RPF IG and senior officials of the Commercial Department conducted inspections on Tuesday at Muzaffarpur Junction. The pantry cars of train 12562 Swatantrata Senani and 19483 Ahmedabad-Barauni Express were inspected. While the cleanliness was found to be average, no prohibited products...
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were found. The inspection was led by DCI Neeraj Kumar Pandey. In addition, RPF Daroga Mahendra Kumar led searches on trains 19038 Avadh Express, 15549 Patna-Jaynagar Intercity, 13019 Howrah-Kathgodam Express, 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti, 12553 Vaishali Superfast, 12557 Saptakranti, 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Special Train, 13022 Mithila Express, 15028 Maurya Express, and 15272 Muzaffarpur-Howrah Jansadharan Express. The searches were conducted to control the crowd and facilitate passenger boarding.

The Indian Railways has announced the cancellation of 36 trains, including both Gorakhpur Intercity trains, from October 14 to 27 due to track maintenance work between Domingarh and Jagatbela on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section. 64 trains will be diverted, 9 will be short terminated, and some will be rescheduled. The work...
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includes automatic signaling, construction of a third line between Kusmhi and Gorakhpur Cantt-Gorakhpur, and pre-non interlocking work at Domingarh station. This will increase the line capacity and enable the introduction of additional trains to meet public demand. The affected trains include the Gorakhpur-Lucknow Intercity, Gorakhpur-Ashbag Intercity, and several other long-distance trains. Some trains will be diverted via Gorakhpur-Bhadhani-Gonda and others will be diverted via Chhapra-Audahihar-Varanasi-Jaunpur-Shahganj-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki. The work is expected to improve train speeds and increase line capacity.

As part of the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' on the Northeast Railway, a cleanliness drive was conducted at Chhapra Junction under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Vineet Kumar Srivastava and Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer Abhishek Rai. Food stalls and the pantry...
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of train no. 12565 were inspected, all vendors underwent medical checks, health education was provided on hygiene, and expiry dates of goods for sale were checked. Vendors were advised to dispose of garbage appropriately, separating wet waste into green bins, dry waste into blue bins, and hazardous waste into yellow bins. They were also instructed to maintain cleanliness when packing food, ensuring hands are clean, nails are trimmed, food is covered, and flies are kept away.

On Monday, a goods train's engine failed near Siho station on the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur railway line, disrupting train traffic for approximately 40 minutes. The railway authorities promptly dispatched a replacement engine from Narayanpur Anant, restoring normal operations. During this time, several trains including the Bihar Sampark Kranti (12565), Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Special...
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(02569), Barouni-New Delhi Clone Special (02563), and the Maury Express (15027) were stranded between Barouni, Samastipur, and Siho. Passengers at various stations engaged in heated exchanges with railway staff due to the train delays. Passengers also complained about trains being halted without valid reasons. The goods train was en route to Narayanpur Anant when its engine stalled near Siho station. The loco pilot and train manager notified the operating department, requesting a replacement engine. This led to the temporary halt of all trains on the up line. The replacement engine was brought from Narayanpur Anant and arrived at the site around 8:45 AM. The goods train was then towed away by the new engine towards Narayanpur Anant at 9:25 AM. Following this, the halted trains resumed their journeys.