A meeting was held at the South East Central Railway Zone office in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, between the MPs from constituencies under Bilaspur Rail Division and the General Manager of the zone, Nenu Itiera. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of State, Tokhan Sahu, who expressed frustration with the railway administration....
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He emphasized the need to improve services and address public grievances caused by factors such as road closures in railway areas, train delays, and lack of access to basic amenities. He also highlighted the need for a permanent solution to waterlogging in underpasses during the rainy season. MPs raised concerns about specific issues in their constituencies, including the need for new underpasses, improved facilities at stations, and increased train frequency and connectivity. The MPs demanded prompt action on their proposals and criticized the railway administration for providing unsatisfactory responses to their requests.

The Santragachi-Ajmer festival special train service will run under train numbers 08611 and 08612. Train 08611 will depart from Santragachi at 10:40 PM every Monday from September 30th, 2024, to November 18th, 2024, and will reach Ajmer at 3:00 PM on the third day. Train 08612 will depart from Ajmer at...
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11:40 PM every Thursday from October 3rd, 2024, to November 21st, 2024, and will reach Santragachi at 2:20 PM on the third day. This special train will have stops at some key stations in the South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, including Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chandil, Muri, Ranchi, and Lohardaga. The special train service is being operated to facilitate passengers during the festive season. It will be beneficial for passengers who want to easily reach their destinations during festivals. The railway has taken this decision to cater to the increasing crowd during the festive season.

Two special trains have been announced by the South Eastern Railway for the upcoming festive season. A Kolkata-Jammu Tawi special train will run from October 10th to November 14th, departing Kolkata every Thursday at 11:45 PM and arriving in Dhanbad at 5:15 AM on Fridays. The return train, Jammu Tawi-Kolkata, will...
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run from October 8th to November 12th, departing Jammu Tawi every Tuesday at 11:20 PM and arriving in Kolkata at 1:00 PM on Thursdays. Additionally, a Santragachi-Ajmer-Santragachi special train will run from September 30th to November 21st to accommodate the anticipated surge in passengers during Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. The Santragachi-Ajmer train will depart Santragachi every Monday at 10:40 PM and reach Ajmer on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM. The return train will depart Ajmer every Thursday at 11:40 PM and arrive in Santragachi on Saturdays at 2:20 PM.

The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.

A female student from Maulana Azad College in Ranchi was harassed on a train. The incident has left the student traumatized and she has stopped attending college. She fears the boys may harass her again. The student, who lives in Narkopi and travels to Ranchi for studies by the Lohardaga MEMU...
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train, reported the incident to the police. She was on her way home on July 22nd from college when a group of boys harassed her on the 2:55 PM train. The boys made inappropriate remarks, touched her, and acted inappropriately towards her. She reached home and reported the incident to her parents. The student requests strict action against the boys to prevent such incidents from happening to other students travelling to Ranchi for education.