The railway track connecting Lucknow to Pratapgarh via Rae Bareli is being upgraded to increase its capacity. New high-quality equipment is being installed at all turning points, which will allow trains to travel faster. Currently, trains can travel at a maximum speed of 110 km/h on this track. After the installation...
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of new equipment, the speed limit will increase to 130 km/h and can potentially be increased to 160 km/h in the future.

Suresh Kumar Sapra, Chief Bridge Engineer of North Railway, inspected the Lucknow-Pratapgarh rail line on Friday along with Divisional Railway Manager Sachinder Mohan Sharma. The inspection included checking the safety of bridges on the route and ensuring proper maintenance. The inspection covered the rail line between Lucknow and Maa Velha Devi...
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Dham Pratapgarh, with a particular focus on the bridges between Jageshargunj Antu and Jageshargunj Chilbil. CPM Ashish Srivastava was also present during the inspection.

The Northern Railway Labour Union has launched a protest demanding the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). They allege that the government's Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) is unfair to railway employees. The protest is being held at various stations across the Lucknow division for five days, including Diesel Shed, Running,...
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Electrical, Medical, Engineering, Medical Branch, DRM office, and branches in Ayodhya Cantt, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Prayag, and Varanasi. The union claims that the protest will continue until the OPS is restored.

On Thursday, DRM Lucknow Division SM Sharma inspected the proposed doubling work on the Fafamau-Janghai route in Prayagraj. This inspection was part of a two-day visit to review preparations for Maha Kumbh 2025. Sharma reviewed the blueprint for the 14.62 km project between Janghai and Ugrasenpur. He also inspected the...
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Fafamau-Janghai-Maa Belha Dham Pratapgarh-Lucknow railway line and the panel room at Gaura station. The DRM emphasized the importance of completing the work on schedule and interacted with staff at Gaura station.

The Indian Railways are preparing for the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj by deploying double-engine special trains to manage the large influx of pilgrims. These trains were successfully used during the Ayodhya event and will be implemented similarly for the Kumbh. Designated stations like Prayagraj Sangam, Pratapgarh, and Fafamau are being...
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prepared to accommodate these special trains. The DRM (Divisional Railway Manager) Sachin Sharma, during a two-day inspection, confirmed that the special trains would operate every 20 minutes during peak bathing days, depending on the crowd. He also highlighted ongoing infrastructural developments such as building a new platform at Prayagraj station, constructing permanent holding areas at Fafamau and Prayagraj (accommodating 13,000 people), and a proposed train stoppage at Dayalpur Halt, awaiting board approval. To accommodate the expected crowd, German hangars will be installed at Fafamau. Some train cancellations may be implemented to prioritize construction work, which is planned to be completed by November. The Railway Board Chairman is scheduled to visit Prayagraj in mid-September to review the ongoing preparations.