On Sunday, a large-scale ticket checking campaign was conducted in the Dhanbad Railway Division. This included thorough ticket checks at Dhanbad station, as well as Gomo, Chandrapura, Koderma, Hazaribagh Road, Daltonganj, Chopan, Barkakana, and Singrauli stations. A total of 794 passengers were caught, including those traveling without tickets, without proper authorization,...
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and those carrying unbooked luggage. During this campaign, a fine of Rs. 3,06,965 was collected. 161 ticket checking staff were deployed for the checks, which were conducted at stations and on various mail and express trains. The objective of this campaign was to curb ticketless travel and ensure that passengers traveling with valid tickets do not face any inconvenience due to ticketless passengers.

On Sunday, a trial run of the Vande Bharat Express was conducted from Tatanagar to Brahmapur in Odisha. This was the first time a train travelled at 130 km/h from Tatanagar, passing through Chaibasa and Danguwapasi. The train's maximum speed is 130 km/h, but its average speed might be 83-85 km/h...
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due to track limitations. The train departed Tatanagar at 5:20 am and reached Brahmapur at 2:30 pm. The return journey began at 3:00 pm from Brahmapur, reaching Tatanagar at 11:55 pm. The train travelled through Chaibasa, Danguwapasi, Kendujhargarh, and Bhubaneswar en route to Brahmapur. Two officers and employees from each railway department were on board, along with the entire maintenance team. The train's maintenance will be done in Tatanagar, and a coaching complex has been built for this purpose. A team of experts and staff have been trained for its maintenance. The Vande Bharat Express between Tatanagar and Brahmapur will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 15th. The Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat Express will commence its trial run on September 10th. Its train numbers have been assigned as 20893 (Tatanagar to Patna) and 20894 (Patna to Tatanagar). The average speed of this train will be 62 km/h, with a maximum speed of 110 km/h between Tatanagar and Gomoh, 130 km/h between Gomoh and Gaya, and 110 km/h between Gaya and Patna.

On September 2nd, Hariharpur police uncovered a theft of railway wire in Gomo. A criminal was arrested with 50 meters of wire and sent to jail. This information was provided by the SDPO of Baghmara, who stated that the theft occurred at Vikran Engineering Pvt. Ltd. on September 2nd, where an...
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assistant manager noticed the missing wire and reported it to the police.

Railway employees in Patratu observed a black day against NPS and UPS, protesting against privatization, corporatization, and outsourcing practices. They alleged that the recognized federations AIRF and NFIR, along with their retired leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghavaiah, were responsible for their low wages (Rs. 7-8k instead of the stipulated...
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Rs. 17674). They also claimed that contracts were awarded to relatives of these federations. The protest, organized by the East Central Railway Employees Union, took place across the zone, with employees at various stations including Gomoh, Chandrapura, Phusro, Gomia, Chainpur, Barkakana, Patratu, Makaluskigunj, Tori, Latehar, Renukoot, Singrauli, Shaktinagar, Chopan, Hazaribagh, and Koderma. Employees in Patratu wore black armbands and badges to express their discontent. They demanded the removal of the recognized unions and vowed to support the ECREU and IREF.

The trial run for the much-awaited Vande Bharat Express train between Tata and Patna is scheduled for September 8th. The train will depart from Tatanagar station and return to Tatanagar on the same day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off three Vande Bharat Express trains, including this one,...
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from Tatanagar station in Jamshedpur on September 15th. The orange-colored Vande Bharat Express, the 64th in India, will cover the distance between Tata and Patna in 7 hours. The train will depart from Tatanagar station and stop at Purulia, Anara, Bhojudih, Mahuda, Gomo, Koderma, Gaya, and Jahanabad before reaching Patna. The tentative timings are 6 AM departure from Tatanagar and 1 PM arrival in Patna. The return journey will depart from Patna at 2 PM and arrive in Tatanagar at 10 PM.