On Tuesday, a crack was discovered in the railway track between Danauli Fulwaria and Lakho stations in Begusarai, Bihar. A passenger train, the Vaishali Express, passed over the cracked track, causing a major scare. Thankfully, no accidents occurred. The railway department immediately halted the Tinsukia-Rajendra Nagar Express train, which was...
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also on the same track, and sent a team to repair the track. The track was repaired in about half an hour, during which time the railway route was closed, causing delays for several trains. After the repairs, trains were allowed to proceed, but at a reduced speed of 20 km/hr. The incident highlights a serious lapse in safety measures by the railway department.

On Tuesday morning, a major train accident was narrowly averted in Bihar when a cracked track on the Begusarai-Khagaria rail line was traversed by the Vaishali Express. The track, between Danauli Fulwaria and Lakho stations, was found to be cracked, but luckily no accidents occurred despite the train being filled with...
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passengers. Following the discovery of the cracked track, train operations were immediately halted, leading to a disruption for about half an hour. The Tinsukia-Rajendra Nagar Express, which was set to follow the Vaishali Express on the same track, was halted with a red flag. Several other trains, including the Rajrani Express, were also stalled at various stations due to the disruption. The crack was identified at kilometer number 154/5-7 near railway gate number 41. Following inspection by the PWI team, trains were allowed to run at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, resuming the operation. According to sources, the track crack was reported to Danauli station by an engineering department employee. In August, a similar near-miss incident occurred on the Patna-Gaya rail line, where a high-tension wire snapped and fell onto the tracks near Nijiyapur Halt, causing a fire. Fortunately, a passenger train had just passed the location minutes prior to the incident, and there were no other trains at the halt, preventing a major tragedy.

The Indian Railways has announced the operation of special trains from Barauni Junction to Mumbai Central and back, with the Barauni-Mumbai Central special running every Saturday until December 28th and the Katihar-Mumbai Central special running every Tuesday until December 31st. Additionally, the Hapa-Naharlagun special will operate every Wednesday until December 25th,...
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while the Naharlagun-Hapa special runs every Saturday until December 28th, providing convenient travel options for passengers on these routes.

On Tuesday, railway employees in Begusarai staged a protest demanding a bonus rate based on the 7th Pay Commission. The East Central Railway Employees Union, under the banner of the Indian Railway Employees Federation, organized the protest at Begusarai station. They displayed banners and chanted slogans against the government and the...
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railway administration. The union's zonal vice president, Ghanshyam Paswan, stated that the minimum wage for railway employees is set at Rs. 18,000, and they should receive a bonus based on this. He criticized the central government and the ruling federation for neglecting the demands of lakhs of railway employees nationwide. He appealed to the government to seriously consider the employees' demand for bonus before the Dussehra Puja holiday and fix the bonus rate according to the minimum wage of Rs. 18,000. The district president, Comrade Chandradev Verma, criticized the government's inaction, stating that it is unfair that railway employees who dedicate themselves to national development are not receiving bonuses based on their minimum wage. He urged the government to implement the bonus scheme immediately. Present at the protest were Chandauli Mahato, Dilip Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar, Umesh Mandal, Vinod Kumar Mandal, Sani Mian, Jayjay Ram Mahato, Kalamuddin, Mantun Mahato, and Nago Paswan.

The Indian Railways has temporarily altered the routes of several trains due to yard remodeling at Shahganj station on the Barabanki, Ayodhya Cantt, Akbarpur and Jafrabad rail lines. The Guwahati-Okha Dwarka Express (15636) departing from Guwahati on September 23rd and 30th, and the Kamakhya-Gandhidham Express (15668) departing from Kamakhya on September...
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25th and October 2nd, will now travel via Lucknow, Sultanpur and Jafrabad. The Kishanganj-Ajmer Express (15715) departing from Kishanganj on September 27th, 29th, October 1st and 4th, and the Ajmer-Kishanganj Express (15716) departing from Ajmer on September 26th, 30th, October 1st and 3rd, will travel via Chhapra, Gorakhpur, Gonda and Barabanki. Additionally, the Asansol-Gonda Express (13509) departing from Asansol on October 1st will be partially terminated at Azamgarh, while the Gonda-Asansol Express (13510) departing from Gonda on September 25th and October 2nd will be partially initiated at Azamgarh. This information was provided by the Chief Public Relations Officer, Saraswati Chandra.