On Sunday, a contract laborer was killed after being hit by a passenger train on the Dhanbad-Gaya railway line near Kenduwadih village in the Nimiaghat police station area. The deceased, Ashok Besra, 20, from Khechgaddi, Dumri, was working on the track, laying earthing, when he was found injured. He was taken...
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to the hospital, but he died before he could be treated. Another laborer, who was with him, said that Ashok was found lying injured outside the tracks after he returned from getting water. The train in question is suspected to be the Purushottam Express.

On Sunday, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post Kodarma conducted an awareness campaign in the Ghat (tunnel) area between Kodarma and Gaya sections. The campaign targeted passengers, villagers, passersby, railway employees working on the track, and cattle herders near the railway line at Nathganj and Basakatwa stations and the surrounding block...
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sections. The RPF collected intelligence on railway crimes and found no unusual activities. The campaign focused on raising awareness about human and child trafficking, stone pelting on Vande Bharat Express and other trains, TOPB, poisoning, run over incidents, illegal track passes, not following ACP regulations in goods trains, avoiding travel on train footboards, and theft of railway property.

Indian Railways will operate special Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat trains from Delhi to various cities in North Bihar, including Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Patna, during the upcoming festive season. These trains are being introduced to accommodate the increased passenger demand during festivals. Additionally, a special Pooja Special train will run...
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between Sitamarhi and Lokmanya Tilak Terminal. The exact dates for these special train services are not yet confirmed, but route and timing information will be announced soon. This is done to address the usual heavy crowds during the festive season. A separate special train is also being planned between Sitamarhi and Mumbai.

Indian Railways is planning to introduce four special Vande Bharat or Amrit Bharat trains during the festive seasons of Durga Puja, Chath Puja and Diwali to cater to the increased passenger demand from Delhi to various cities in Bihar. These trains will run between Delhi and Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Patna....
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The Railway Board has directed the concerned zone to make preparations for the special services, which are expected to feature 22 compartments including 13 for sleeping and 7 standard ones. One of the special trains, numbered 05585, will depart from Raxaul every Friday, starting from October 4th, 2023, and running until January 31st, 2025. Another train, numbered 05586, will depart from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminal every Sunday at 4:35 PM. Additionally, Bihar’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a new Vande Bharat train line connecting Sitamarhi in Bihar to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, aiming to facilitate travel for devotees visiting the Punaura Dham Janki Mandir in Sitamarhi and the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

Indian Railways has increased the frequency of train number 03309/03310, which now runs twice a week. Train number 03309 departs from Dhanbad to Jammu Tawi every Tuesday and Saturday, while train number 03310 departs from Jammu Tawi to Dhanbad every Wednesday and Sunday, starting from October 5th and October 10th, respectively,...
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till November 30th and December 1st, respectively. The train makes stops at various stations along the way, including Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Sirhind, Ambala Cantt, Panipat, Sonipat, Old Delhi, Tundla, Govindpuri, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Bhabua Road, Sasaram, Dehri On Sone, Anugrah Narayan Road, Gaya, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Parasnath, and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Gomoh.