On Saturday, attempts to derail trains were thwarted at three locations in Uttar Pradesh. In Ballia and Mirzapur, miscreants placed stones and a fire extinguisher on the tracks, while in Mahoba, they placed a concrete sleeper on the track. Fortunately, in all three cases, the train drivers noticed the obstructions and...
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applied emergency brakes, preventing accidents. These incidents have sparked concern within the railway department and administration, as multiple attempts to derail trains have been reported recently. In Ballia, the 15054 Lucknow-Chhapra Express train was traveling between Bakulha and Manjhi when the driver noticed stones on the track. He applied emergency brakes, stopping the train just before the stones hit the engine. In Mirzapur, a fire extinguisher was found on the down line near Jivnathpur station. The guard of a passing goods train informed the station master, who alerted the driver of a goods train approaching from Prayagraj. The driver applied emergency brakes and stopped the train 200 meters before the obstruction. In Mahoba, a concrete sleeper was placed on the track, and a passenger train driver spotted it and applied emergency brakes. Police have filed an FIR and detained a 16-year-old boy in connection with the incident.

On Saturday morning, a goods train driver spotted a fire extinguisher on the down line near Jivnathpur railway station. He stopped the train and informed the station master. The assistant station master and RPF personnel reached the spot and took possession of the fire extinguisher. Investigation revealed that the fire extinguisher,...
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weighing four kilograms, belonged to a train heading towards Mumbai and had fallen on the track. The goods train, identified as JJ-109, was on its way from Jivnathpur to Chunar when the incident occurred. The train was subsequently allowed to proceed. Similar incidents of hazardous materials being placed on railway tracks and stone pelting on trains have been reported across the country, prompting the railway administration, GRP, RPF, and civil police to remain vigilant.

On Saturday morning, a fire extinguisher was found placed on the down line track near Jivnathpur railway station in Jamalpur district. This was spotted by the guard of a goods train going from Prayagraj to PDDN Junction (JJ-109). He immediately informed the Assistant Station Master who in turn alerted the driver...
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of the goods train coming from the opposite direction. The driver applied emergency brakes and stopped the train about 500 meters before the fire extinguisher. The RPF and GRP reached the spot and removed the fire extinguisher. The train then proceeded on its journey. No report was filed till late evening.

Due to ongoing third line construction work on the Narayanpur Bazaar-Jivanathpur section, the halt of the following trains at Narayanpur Bazaar station has been cancelled until 15th October: Subedarganj-Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction DEMU, Subedarganj-Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Junction DEMU, and Singrauli-Varanasi Intercity Express. These trains will now stop at Jivanathpur station. Passengers...
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needing to alight at Narayanpur Bazaar station can get down at Jivanathpur and travel to Narayanpur Bazaar.