Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmad has requested the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to stop the Intercity train at Maheshmunda and Salaia stations in the Giridih railway section and the Vande Bharat train at Madhupur. This demand was made after receiving requests from local residents who have been persistently seeking...
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this service. Maheshmunda and Salaia stations are located on the Madhupur-Giridih rail line, while Madhupur is on the Giridih rail section.

Residents of Pachamba, a suburb of Giridih, are demanding that the Intercity Express train stop at Salaia station. This demand has been amplified since the train's launch, with people from Pachamba and surrounding areas advocating for the stop. Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed has met with the Railway Minister, urging...
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for stops at Salaia and Maheshmunda for the Intercity Express, and also for a stop at Madhupur for the Vande Bharat Express. The demand has been welcomed by residents of Pachamba and surrounding areas, who hope that the minister's assurance of the stop's implementation will benefit them, especially residents of villages in the Gandiy area, Maheshmunda, and those in Pachamba. The stop is seen as beneficial to the city's residents, as the New Giridih station is located further away, and especially for those in surrounding villages, for whom accessing it in the evening can be difficult. The demand for the stop has also been raised to improve accessibility for numerous villages, such as Teloda, Khawa, Suggsar, Pahadpur, and Jitpur, whose residents currently need to travel to New Giridih station, which poses a significant challenge.

The BJP Jan Sangharsh Morcha has demanded a stop for the Asansol-Hatia train at Salaia station. A memorandum was submitted to Giridih MP Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Koderma MP and Union Minister Annapurna Devi, and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu, requesting a stop for the Intercity train at Salaia station. Additionally,...
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they requested that any new train running from Patna to Koderma-Howrah also be stopped at Salaia station.

Arun Joshi, a member of the ZRUCC of South Eastern Railway, has written to the General Manager of Eastern Railway requesting the extension of the Howrah-Asansol Agnibina Express (train number 12341/42) to Giridih. He argues that Giridih hasn't had a direct train to Kolkata in 152 years and such a service...
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would benefit the local population. As the Agnibina Express stays in Asansol for 8 hours before returning, there's ample time to extend it to Giridih. This has been a long-standing demand of traders, students, patients, workers, and people of Bengali origin in Giridih. Separately, Joshi has also written to the General Manager of East Central Railway requesting a stop for the Asansol-Hatia Express (train number 13513/14) at Salaia. He believes this would increase passenger load, revenue for the railways, and benefit many passengers. Salaia station is near Giridih and would provide easy access for people from the area.