Indian Railways News

On Saturday morning, a large branch of a semal tree fell on the overhead electric wires near Motihari Court station on the Muzaffarpur-Sugauli railway line, disrupting train operations for nearly three hours. The Kolkata-Gorakhpur Purvanchal Express (train number 15051) was stopped near the Court station. The incident also affected road...
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traffic near the Court station. The incident happened around 3:20 am, causing the power supply to be disrupted. While the down line trains continued to operate, the up line was shut down. The railway authorities responded by dispatching a power wagon from Sugauli and the overhead electric wires were repaired. The Purvanchal Express departed for its destination at 6:30 am after being delayed for nearly three hours. The Mithila Express, traveling from Howrah to Raxual, was operated under control, arriving at Bapudham Motihari station at 9 am, three hours behind schedule.

On Saturday, railway police apprehended a juvenile who had been placing stones on the railway track near Sabari Gate. The incident was reported by gatekeeper Nitesh Kumar Prajapati, who noticed the juvenile placing stones on the track multiple times. Upon investigation, the 14-year-old juvenile admitted to placing stones on the track...
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after watching a video where a stone hit a train and sparked. He was curious about what would happen if a stone collided with a train and would remove the stones before the gatekeeper arrived. The police are currently investigating the matter further.

On Wednesday, the body of a young man was found in the bathroom of a general compartment of the Shramjeevi Express at Rajgir station. The body was discovered during a check after passengers disembarked from the train arriving from Delhi. The deceased was identified as Sunil Chauhan, 36, son of Musafir...
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Chauhan from Jangal Bilari village in Nawada district. The railway police station in-charge said the body was found in the bathroom and was identified using the Aadhaar card found in his pocket. His family was informed, and the body was handed over to them after an autopsy. Family members reported that his wife had passed away six years ago and he had a six-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son. He was working in Delhi to support them. They said he had never mentioned coming home and were unaware of how he reached the train.

Muzaffarpur will be getting two metro corridors spanning a total length of 21.2 km. One route will run from SKMCH to Muzaffarpur Junction, covering 7.2 km, and the other will connect Harpur Bakhri to Ramdayalunagar, extending 14 km. The project is still in its initial stages, with the alignment yet to...
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be finalized. The Railway India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) is currently mapping out the stations and corridors. The feasibility of an underground route is being explored but considered a last resort due to its high cost (three times more than an elevated route). RITES will be gathering feedback from local representatives and conducting further technical and geographic analysis before finalizing the plan. A coordination committee will be formed to monitor the project's progress. The project is expected to benefit a wide rural population in the city's outskirts.

The Shaheed Yadgar Samiti in Sakra organized a program on Saturday to commemorate the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, presided over by committee president Sohan Lal Azad. Azad emphasized that even after 78 years of independence, Bhagat Singh's slogan continues to inspire patriotism and passion. The committee urged the government...
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to display portraits of the martyrs on train bogies, along with their biographical information. The event was attended by prominent figures such as Dharmveer Kumar, Bhawna Bharti, and others. Separately, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) observed Bhagat Singh's birthday at a private school, paying homage with floral tributes to his portrait.