To facilitate pilgrims during the Sharad Navratri Mela, the railway administration has arranged for 11 pairs of additional trains to stop at Vindhyachal railway station. This stop will be effective from October 3rd to 11th, and again on October 17th. The railway administration has allocated a temporary two-minute stop for these...
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trains during the festival. Reserved tickets will also be made available to passengers. Trains stopping at Vindhyachal station include: 12295/12296 SMVT Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghamitra Express, 12801/1280 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Patna Superfast Express, 12307/12308 Howrah-Jodhpur Express, 12487/12488 Jogbani-Anand Vihar T. Express, 22307/22308 Howrah-Bikaner Express, 12335/12336 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Bhagalpur Express, 15646/15645 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Guwahati Express, 15648/1564 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Guwahati Express, 15658/15657 Kamख्या-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, and 12168/12167 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Banaras Express.

The railway administration has decided to stop 11 trains at Vindhyachal for two minutes each, from October 3rd to 11th, for the convenience of devotees during the Shardiya Navratri festival. These trains are operating on the route of Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Chheoki. The train numbers and names are: 12295/12296 SMVT...
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Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghamitra Express, 12801/12802 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak T.-Pataliputra Superfast Express, 12307/12308 Howrah-Jodhpur Express, 12487/12488 Jogbani-Anand Vihar Terminal Express, 22307/22308 Howrah-Bikaner Express, 12335/12336 Lokmanya Tilak-Bhagalpur Express, 15646/15645 Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Express, 15648/15647 Lokmanya Tilak-Guwahati Express, 15658/15657 Kamakhya-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, 12168/12167 Lokmanya Tilak T-Banaras Express.

Sanjay Jha, a Rajya Sabha MP and National Executive President of JDU, met with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi to present a memorandum seeking expansion of the railway network and train services in North Bihar. The memorandum included 19 demands, such as the doubling of the Jaynagar-Darbhanga rail line, extension...
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of train number 12141 (Lokmanya Tilak Terminal to Patna) to Jaynagar via Darbhanga, and the completion of the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at Sakri Junction. Vaishnaw assured Jha that the demands would be seriously considered. The expansion of the rail network and services in North Bihar is expected to improve transportation and facilitate development in the region.

Diwali will be celebrated on October 31st and Chhath Puja from November 6th to 8th. Despite these festivals being more than three months away, train tickets are already fully booked. Trains from Prayagraj to various cities in Bihar are already on waiting lists, and the same situation is seen for trains...
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arriving in Delhi and Mumbai for Diwali. Abhishek Ojha, who works in a company in Gurugram, needs to travel to Prayagraj for Diwali. He checked for reservations on the Prayagraj, Rewa, and Shiv Ganga Express trains departing from Delhi on October 29th, but found waiting lists for both AC 3 and Sleeper class. Similarly, Rashmi Shukla from Kidganj needs to travel from Mumbai for Diwali. She checked for reservations on the Lokmanya Tilak-Prayagraj Duronto Express on October 28th, but found a waiting list of 119 for the 3rd AC class on train number 12293.

A goods train without an engine ran for 200 meters at Khandwa railway station on Tuesday morning, derailing five wagons and causing significant disruption to the Mumbai-Itarsi route. The incident resulted in a standstill of the Mumbai-Itarsi track for over four hours, impacting numerous trains on the route. Passengers faced delays...
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of 4-5 hours, causing inconvenience for travelers on the Itarsi-Mumbai line and those waiting for trains at other stations. The derailment also affected the overhead equipment, necessitating repairs and causing further delays. The goods train was loaded with gravel and had been parked at Khandwa station the previous night without an engine. The absence of wheel chocks caused five wagons to roll onto the loop line, leading to the derailment. The collision with an overhead equipment pole caused power disruption in the affected section. While the main line was restored, repairs are ongoing on the loop line. The incident impacted several trains, including the 12149 Danapur-Pune Express, 22177 Mahanagari Express, 22538 Kushinagar Express, 10557 Pathankot Express, 12720 Hyderabad Jaipur Express, 09073 Bandra-Patna Express, and 12141 Lotiit-Patliputra Express, causing delays of over an hour.