The Indian Railways has made arrangements for the influx of pilgrims visiting Deoghar during Shravan month. Several trains have been added with extra coaches to accommodate the surge in passengers. These trains include the 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, and 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express. The...
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additional coaches will be operational from July 22nd to August 19th. This is done to ease congestion in the general compartments due to the restriction on waiting tickets in sleeper class during this period. The Railways has also taken other measures, such as adding more trains and extending service hours to handle the surge in travellers during the Shravan pilgrimage.

The railway is implementing changes to train operations on the Champaran route between July 23rd and 24th, due to the installation of a girder at railway crossing number 159 between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwdhara on the Muzaffarpur-Sagauli rail line. Two MEMU trains, 05259 and 05258, have been canceled. The routes of...
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two other train pairs, 05261/62 and 05507/08, have been shortened to Pipara and Semra respectively. Additionally, several trains, including the 19038 Avadh Express, 13022 Mithila Express, 12557 Saptakranti Express, 05706 Delhi Katihar Humsafar Express, and 05257 Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj, will be rescheduled. The 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express will have a 45-minute controlled run between Muzaffarpur and Pipara on July 24th. The route will experience a traffic block of four and a half hours on July 23rd and four hours and ten minutes on July 24th.

A passenger on the 13021 Mithila Express train from Howrah to Raxaul reported a broken door on the toilet in the disabled coach. This made the coach unusable, and the passenger filed a complaint with the Sonpur Rail Division, East Central Railway, and the Railway Board. The DRM of Sonpur Division...
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expressed dissatisfaction with the Carriage Department officials and ordered immediate repair. The Carriage Department promptly fixed the door, explaining that the damage occurred due to overcrowding in the coach.

The railway is undergoing construction work on bridge number 159 between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwdhara on the Muzaffarpur-Sagauli railway line in Bihar. This work has led to changes in train operations on the Champaran route on July 23 and 24. Trains 05259 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj) and 05258 (Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur) MEMU trains have been...
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cancelled. Trains 05261/62 (Muzaffarpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur) and 05507/08 (Raxaul-Mehsi-Raxaul) will only run to Pipra and Semra respectively and return from there. Additionally, several trains have been rescheduled, including the 19038 Barouni-Bandra Awadh Express, 13022 Mithila Express, 12557 Saptakranti Express, 05706 Delhi Katihar Humsafar Express, and 05257 Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj. The 12557 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Superfast Express will operate between Muzaffarpur and Pipra with a 45-minute delay on July 24. There will be a traffic block on the route for 4.75 hours on July 23 and 4 hours 10 minutes on July 24.

To accommodate the influx of pilgrims traveling to Deoghar during the Shravani Mela, Indian Railways has announced the addition of extra coaches to several trains. These additions are being made to ease congestion on trains during the busy pilgrimage season, which runs from July 22nd to August 19th. The specific trains...
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receiving additional coaches are the 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, and the 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express. This decision comes after the implementation of a ban on waitlisted tickets in sleeper class, which has led to an increase in crowding in general class compartments. The railways have also introduced extra trains and extended the operations of existing trains to manage the expected surge in passenger numbers during the Shravani Mela.