The Railway Ministry has given a major gift to Santhal Pargana during the festive season. The Railway Minister flagged off the Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express and the Agartala-Anand Vihar Tejas Rajdhani Express. The event took place at Sahibganj railway station on Thursday afternoon. The Railway Minister, along with Godda MP Nishikant Dubey,...
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participated via video conferencing. The Agartala-Anand Vihar Tejas Rajdhani Express (Train number 20501) was flagged off at 1:58 PM. The Sahibganj-Howrah Intercity Express was flagged off at 3:19 PM by Rajmahal MLA Anant Ojha and DRM Manish Kumar Gupta.

The Indian Railways has announced additional stops for several express trains. Starting October 13th, 2024, the 22347/22348 Howrah-Patna Vande Bharat Express will stop at Bakhtiyarpur Station in Danapur Division for 2 minutes. The 20501 Agartala-Anand Vihar Tejas Rajdhani Express (starting from October 14th) and the 20502 Anand Vihar-Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express...
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(starting from October 9th) will also stop at Sahibganj Station on the Eastern Railway for 2 minutes, on an experimental basis.

Indian Railways has announced two major initiatives for Jharkhand during Navratri 2024. Firstly, the Agartala-Anand Vihar Tejas Rajdhani Express will now have a stop at Sahibganj, fulfilling a long-standing demand. This will provide direct connectivity from Sahibganj to Delhi and various other states. Secondly, a new weekly train service, the 14050/14049...
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Delhi-Godda Express, has been introduced. This train will run between Delhi and Godda every Monday and Wednesday, offering direct connectivity between the two cities. The Delhi-Godda Express will depart from Old Delhi station at 3 PM on Mondays and arrive in Godda at 3:45 PM the next day. The return journey from Godda will depart at 10 AM on Wednesdays and arrive in Old Delhi at 9:10 AM the same day.

Starting from now, 26 trains, including the Bhubaneswar Rajdhani, Sealdah Duronto, and Agartala Rajdhani Express, will now have stopovers at Prayagraj Junction. This development makes Prayagraj one of the few stations across the country that offers stopovers for all passenger trains. This change comes after the issue of Prayagraj Junction lacking...
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stopovers for 26 trains, despite being a significant city in the state and hosting the Kumbh Mela, was brought to light by Amar Ujala. Subsequently, former Member of Parliament Kesari Devi raised the issue at a meeting with the General Manager of North Central Railway (NCR) last year. DRM Prayagraj, Himanshu Badoni, informed them about the railway's response to the issue during the meeting.

A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board to provide halts for 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala, Sealdah Rajdhani, and other trains at Prayagraj Junction. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping, causing inconvenience to passengers. With the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the demand...
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for halting these trains has increased. The North Central Railway Prayagraj Division hopes that the Railway Board will approve the proposal. The current list of trains without a halt at Prayagraj Junction includes the Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express (12393/12394), Sealdah-Anand Vihar West Bengal Sampark Kranti (12329/12330), Sealdah-Amritsar Superfast (12379/12380), New Delhi-Agartala Rajdhani Express (20501/20502), Bikaner-Sealdah Duronto Express (12259/12260), Ranchi-Anand Vihar Superfast (12825/12826), Bhubaneshwar-Anand Vihar Odisha Sampark Kranti (12819/12820), Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12313/12314), Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20839/20840), New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express (12273/12274), New Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Humsafar Express (12281/12282), and Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express (12367/12368).