A new express train service, the Tatnagar-Ara Express (train numbers 18183-18184), will be extended to include Buxar starting on March 8th, 2024. The train will depart from Buxar at 3:30 AM and arrive in Tatnagar at 5:20 PM. The return journey will depart from Tatnagar at 8:15 AM and arrive in...
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Buxar at 10:50 PM. The extension of the train service will allow residents of Buxar to travel directly to Tatnagar, providing a much-needed transport link. However, the train timings have been criticized for being inconvenient, with residents wishing the train departed at more convenient hours.

The East Central Railway has announced that the Tata-Ara-Tata Superfast Express train (Train No. 18183 and 18184) will now extend its route from Ara to Buxar. The exact date of the extension is yet to be revealed. The railway has also released the timetable for the train, which will continue to...
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operate as usual between Danapur and Tatanagar. Additionally, the train will have stoppages at Bihiya, Dumraon, Raghunathpur, and Buxar stations. Separately, the railway has announced a trial stoppage for the Yognagari Rishikesh-Kaling Utkal Express (Train No. 18478 and 18477) at Jaithari and Naurozaabad stations under the Bilaspur Rail Division, starting March 4th and 5th respectively. The train will stop for one minute at each station. The trial stoppages are expected to become permanent shortly.

On Sunday, March 3rd, power and traffic will be blocked on the up and down main lines of the Jasidih Tulsitanr Lahaban section of the Asansol Division for six hours (from 7 AM to 1 PM) to launch low-height subway RCC boxes between kilometer 326/25-27 and 336/23-25. Due to this, seven...
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trains on this route will be canceled, and several others will have their timings altered. This includes the cancellation of 03571 Jasidih Mokama MEMU Special, 03769 Jasidih Jhajha MEMU Special, 03573 Jasidih Kiul Passenger Special, 03572 Mokama Jasidih MEMU Special, 03770 Jasidih Jhajha Passenger, 03234 Jhajha Devghar MEMU Special, and 03574 Kiul Jasidih Passenger Special. Additionally, 03675 Asansol Jhajha MEMU Passenger will be terminated at Jasidih, 03273 Devghar Patna MEMU Express will start from Jhajha, and 03676 Jhajha Asansol MEMU Special will start and end at Jasidih. Several other trains will be rescheduled, including 13508 Gorakhpur Asansol Express (310 minutes), 02023 Howrah Patna Superfast Special Express (315 minutes), 13331 Dhanbad Patna Express (120 minutes), 12317 Kolkata Amritsar Akal Takht Express (90 minutes), 22197 Kolkata Jhansi Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express (65 minutes), 02024 Patna Howrah Superfast Special Express (315 minutes), 22347 Howrah Patna Vande Bharat Express (180 minutes), 22348 Patna Howrah Vande Bharat Express (180 minutes), 13332 Patna Dhanbad Express (155 minutes), 12326 Nangal Dam Kolkata Guruमुखी Superfast Express (305 minutes), 12304 New Delhi Howrah Poorva Express (210 minutes), 17006 Raxaul Hyderabad Weekly Express (155 minutes), and 18184 Ara Tata Express (255 minutes).

The Tata-Danapur Superfast Train (Train No. 18184) will be extended to Buxar from its current terminus at Ara station. This long-standing demand was finally approved by the railway authorities. The train will depart from Ara at 8:30 PM and reach Buxar. The return journey will start from Buxar at 3:30 AM...
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and arrive in Ara at 4:50 AM. The train will have stopovers at Bihiya, Raghunathpur, and Dumraon stations between Buxar and Ara. This initiative was spearheaded by Jamshedpur MP, Vidhyut Baran Mahto, who had advocated for this extension to the Railway Minister and Prime Minister.