Chhatrasal Singh has been appointed as the new General Manager of East Central Railway by the Railway Board. He previously served as the Additional Member (Traffic Transportation) on the Railway Board in New Delhi. Singh, an officer of the 1988 batch of the Indian Railway Traffic Service, holds a Bachelor's degree...
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in Electrical Engineering from IIT Roorkee. He has held various positions in the Operations, Commercial, and Security departments of South East Central Railway, North Central Railway, North Western Railway, and Northern Railway.

On Friday morning, the Passenger Reservation System (PRS) at Anpara and other railway stations in the region suddenly failed. Passengers arriving at the stations faced significant inconvenience. The station management attributed the issue to a technical glitch that disrupted PRS operations from the morning. Passengers who lined up from 8 am...
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experienced relief only after 11 am. Many passengers left without tickets. The Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway, Saraswati Chandra, confirmed that a technical snag occurred in the PRS at 4:55 am and was fixed by 11:15 am. Ticket booking facilities were restored at all PRS locations.

The construction of a foot over bridge at Anpara railway station is progressing rapidly. The framework is in its final stage, and the next step is concrete pouring. The foot over bridge is expected to be completed within the next month, providing much-needed convenience to passengers. A new platform, platform number...
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2, was built two years ago and has been used for passenger trains since then. The construction of the foot over bridge was delayed for a year due to difficulties in placing the structure because of overhead electric cables. However, the structure was finally placed on both pillars last month. Railing and other structural work are nearing completion. The next steps are concreting and installing roofing sheets.

Despite assurances from the General Manager of East Central Railway, Hajipur, and the Divisional Railway Manager, Dhanbad, the lack of a foot over bridge at Anpara railway station continues to burden local rail passengers. Hundreds of passengers are forced to cross the railway tracks to exit the station, putting their lives...
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at risk. Elderly and sick passengers are compelled to disembark at the next station, Shaktinagar, which is 18 kilometers away. The Urjanchal Civil Society alleges that despite numerous complaints, the construction of the foot over bridge began but progressed at a snail's pace. Railway Engineer Bhushan Kumar explained that the construction is moving at a rapid pace. Heavy cranes were brought in on April 24 to erect the structure. After some additional steel work, casting will begin. It is anticipated that the foot over bridge will be operational for passengers within three months.

The Triveni Express running between Shaktinagar/Singrauli and Tanakpur will be rescheduled from April 3rd to 5th due to non-interlocking work at Todarpur station in the Moradabad Division of Northern Railway. The changes include a 90-minute reschedule for Train No. 15074 Tanakpur-Singrauli Triveni Express departing Tanakpur on April 3rd and 5th. Train...
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No. 15076 Tanakpur-Shaktinagar Triveni Express departing Tanakpur on April 4th will also be rescheduled by 90 minutes.