A freight train traveling from Dhorra to Bina split into two parts near Jakhlaun-Lalitpur. The train's coupling broke near Dhorra station at 9:10 AM, causing the separation. The driver and guard immediately applied emergency brakes and contacted the control room. After approximately 25 minutes, the train was reconnected and resumed its...
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journey. During this time, two other freight trains were stopped at Dhorra and Jakhlaun stations to ensure safety.

The Indian Railways is revamping railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme. As part of this, a new factory is being constructed in the Western Railway Colony to manufacture components for overbridges. The aim is to improve passenger experience and reduce overcrowding on platforms by offering entertainment options and facilities...
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for passengers to spend their time while waiting. This will help to minimize congestion and ensure a more enjoyable travel experience for passengers.

The Western Central Railway is prioritizing infrastructure development projects, including new railway lines, doubling, and electrification. These projects are being expedited under the leadership of General Manager Smt. Shobhana Bindopadhyay. On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Railway Commissioner Manoj Arora inspected the newly laid railway line between Satna and Bareli stations in...
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the Jabalpur division, as part of the Lalitpur-Singrauli railway project. This inspection covered a total of 38 km of new railway line across three days. The inspection team included the Principal Chief Engineer (Construction) of the Central Railway headquarters, Chief Engineer officials, and the Additional Divisional Railway Manager of the Jabalpur division, along with other senior engineers.

The Bundelkhand Vikas Sena in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, has put forth a list of demands to improve railway passenger amenities. These include extending the foot overbridge to the railway ticket office, opening the gate in front of the ticket office, increasing toilet facilities on platforms 2 and 3, making closed toilets...
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operational and maintaining them, and relocating the goods depot to prevent accidents and traffic jams. The Sena also demanded the stoppage of weekly trains including the 12625/12626 Kerala Express, 12617/12618 Mangala Express and 12155/12156 Night Queen Express for the convenience of passengers. Mahendra Agnihotri, Sudesh Nayak, Harish Khanna, Rajkumar Kushwaha, Amar Singh Bundela, Rajnish Purohit, Devendra Aira, Parvez Pathan, Nandram Kushwaha, Vinod Sahu, etc. were present during the demand presentation.

There are two good news for railway passengers. First, a trial run was conducted on Wednesday on the newly constructed 38 km line under the Lalitpur-Singrauli railway project of West Central Railway. Second, the Bilaspur-Bhopal and Rewa-Chirmiri Expresses (both trains operating via Katni) are being restored earlier than expected. The resumption...
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of train operations will provide relief to passengers during the festive season. The new railway line between Satna-Barethia stations in Jabalpur division has been completed. Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Manoj Arora inspected the newly constructed railway line. The engine was run at a speed of 110 km per hour to test the strength of the new railway line. The Jabalpur-Ambikapur Intercity Express (11265) will return to service on October 11th. The Railway had cancelled three trains due to track infrastructure work on the Katni-Shahdol rail section. The Jabalpur-Ambikapur Intercity was cancelled from 2nd to 11th October. CRS examined the technical aspects of the track in detail. This was to see if the railway line was ready for the operation of normal trains. During this, CRS checked the signal system, power supply system, OHE line, and quality of yard operations. CRS expressed satisfaction with the arrangements. Train operations on the new railway line will commence as soon as permission is obtained. This was the third consecutive day of CRS inspection of the newly constructed railway line in West Central Railway. On October 7th, CRS inspected the 7.5 km new line in the Joba-Madwasgram rail section under the Katni-Singrauli doubling project. On October 8th, he inspected the 12.8 km new line constructed between Aslana-Damoh on the third line project on the Katni Bina rail section. Construction work on all proposed new railway lines is being carried out at a rapid pace. Along with the railway line, the necessary infrastructure is also being expanded. Upon completion of these new projects, the speed of train operations will increase. Passenger and freight transportation facilities will improve. The restoration of the trains is being done one day earlier than expected. The Railway has completed the work of connecting the third rail path from Birsinghpur station on the Katni-Shahdol rail section ahead of schedule. Due to this, it has been decided to restore the cancelled trains one day earlier. The cancellation of the only direct train between Jabalpur-Ambikapur affected passengers of eight districts connected by the rail route. The restored trains will operate according to their regular timetable. The Bilaspur-Bhopal Express (18236) will run on October 10th. The Bhopal-Bilaspur Express (18235) will run on October 12th. The Jabalpur-Ambikapur Intercity (11265) will run on October 11th. The Ambikapur-Jabalpur Intercity (11266) will run on October 12th. The Rewa-Chirmiri Express (11751) will run on October 11th. The Chirmiri-Rewa Express (11752) will run on October 12th.