The indigenous anti-collision device 'Kavach' will be operational on the Gorakhpur-Basti section of the North Eastern Railway (NER) by the end of this year. Its implementation will begin after the completion of the ongoing auto block signaling system in this section. The device will be operational between Lucknow and Chhapra by...
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March 31, 2025, and subsequently, work will commence on the Sitapur-Budhwal section.

The weekly express train, Chhapra-Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur), operating for four rounds on the Kaptanganj-Thawe rail route, will cease operation on September 30th. The train was initially launched on August 10th and was extended to September 30th due to its popularity. It ran every Saturday from Chhapra and every...
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Monday from Udhampur. However, locals are requesting an extension to the service because important festivals like Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath fall in the following month. The North Eastern Railway has already extended the Lal Kuan-Howrah weekly special train till November 30th and restarted the Chhapra-Amritsar special train for 11 trips between September 20th and November 30th. The discontinuation of the Chhapra-Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur) special train on September 30th will cause inconvenience to people traveling home during the festive season from industrial cities like Udhampur, Jammu Tawi, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ambala, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Moradabad, and others.

In the past year, over a dozen trains have been stopped due to smoke detectors activating because of passengers smoking cigarettes in LHB coaches. These incidents have occurred on trains traveling from Gorakhpur to Delhi and have caused delays of 15-25 minutes. The most recent incident happened on the Gorakhdham Express,...
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where a passenger smoking in the toilet triggered the fire alarm, causing the train to stop. This led to a police case being filed against the passenger. The fire and smoke detection system is equipped with sensors that detect smoke and activate the brakes, leading to the train's stoppage. The system is designed to prevent fires, but it also triggers alarms when there's excess carbon in pantry cars. To address this issue, the North Eastern Railway has installed fire and smoke detection systems in 297 passenger coaches, 30 pantry cars, and 53 power cars. The system uses water tanks and nitrogen tanks to suppress fires. Railway officials are continually educating passengers about the ban on smoking and carrying flammable materials on trains.

A freight train carrying fertilizer from Visakhapatnam to Basti, Uttar Pradesh in 2014 was delayed for over three years. The train, which was scheduled to reach Basti in a maximum of 42 hours and 13 minutes, ended up arriving three and a half years later. The fertilizer cargo, meant for delivery...
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to a merchant named Ramchandra Gupta, had spoiled by the time it arrived. The reason for the delay remains unknown, with the train disappearing from the system for years before eventually resurfacing in 2018. This incident cemented its place as the most delayed train in Indian railway history.

The Indian Railways will be installing and testing automatic signals on the rail track between the stations of Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb on the Gorakhpur to Lucknow route. Due to this, a mega block has been scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of September. After the completion of this work, the...
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track will be able to accommodate more than two trains in one block. This will result in the cancellation of 27 trains between the 2nd and 4th of September. Additionally, 26 trains will be diverted to take the Gorakhpur-Barhani-Gonda route, and seven trains, including Vande Bharat, will be rescheduled. The cancellation of 22531 (Chhapra to Mathura Junction Express) and 22532 (Mathura Junction to Chhapra Express) on the 2nd and 4th of September is also announced. The same applies to 15114 (Chhapra Kacheri to Gomti Nagar Express) and 15113 (Gomti Nagar to Chhapra Kacheri Express) on the 2nd and 3rd of September. Furthermore, 12531 (Gorakhpur to Lucknow Junction Express) and 12532 (Lucknow Junction to Gorakhpur Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September. Similarly, the cancellation of 12530 (Lucknow Junction to Patliputra Express) and 12529 (Patliputra to Lucknow Junction Express) on the 3rd and 4th of September is also announced. Lastly, 15070 (Aishbagh to Gorakhpur Express) and 15069 (Gorakhpur to Aishbagh Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September, and the 4th and 5th of September, respectively.