The Bilaspur Railway Station is undergoing redevelopment, and as part of this project, 18 shops have been issued notices to vacate within seven days. The shop owners, concerned about the impact on their businesses during the festive season, met with the DRM, who assured them that no shops would be demolished...
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until alternative arrangements were made. The shops are being demolished to make way for the construction of a new station building, for which a tender has been issued and a work order given to a construction company. The total outstanding amount owed by the shopkeepers is approximately three crore rupees, with the oldest shops, like Mulkraj Hotel, having the highest dues. The shops, most of which are leased out, were measured by railway engineers, and the notices specify both the shop owner and the tenant. The DRM has assured the shopkeepers that he will support them throughout the process.

The Railway Urban Bank has reduced the interest rate on loans from 10% to 9%, benefiting over 80,000 employees in the Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, and Bilaspur railway zones. This change was promised in the election manifesto. The bank's board of directors has approved the reduction, and further reductions are being considered. This...
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move has been welcomed by railway employees in the Tatanagar and Chakradharpur divisions, as it applies to both existing and new loans.

Passengers on the Shalimar-Bhuj Express created a commotion by pulling the emergency chain due to a non-functional AC in one of the coaches. Despite multiple complaints during the journey, no repair was done at any station. After arriving in Bilaspur, the train was about to leave without repair when the...
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passengers pulled the emergency chain, halting the train. The AC staff eventually arrived and fixed the issue, calming the passengers. The train departed 50 minutes late, adding to its already 11-hour delay. The passengers were frustrated by the delays and the malfunctioning AC. Despite informing the TTE, who contacted the control rooms at various stations, no repair crew arrived. In Bilaspur, the train was about to leave without the AC being fixed when the passengers pulled the emergency chain, stopping the train again. The train staff then responded to the commotion, discovering the cause was the malfunctioning AC. Repair technicians were sent, fixing the issue, and allowing the train to depart for its destination.

The Bilha-Dagori section of the South East Central Railway Bilaspur Zone has been equipped with an automatic signaling system. This brings the total automatic signaling commissioned in the zone to 97 kilometers in the current fiscal year. Bilaspur Railway Zone ranked first in the country in commissioning of automatic signaling systems...
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in 2023-24. Automatic signaling is a crucial advancement for railways, allowing for increased train capacity and better traffic management at major junctions. Previously, only one train could operate between two stations, but with automatic signaling, 4, 5, or 6 trains can be operated depending on the distance between stations. It also allows for increased capacity without constructing additional stations and maintenance, making it the best solution for expanding section capacity without building new lines. The stations that have already been equipped with the automatic signaling system include Kumhari to Sarona (14 km), Bilaspur Junction East Cabin to Gatoura Fourth Line (4 km), Bortalav to Paniya Job Third Line (8 km), Akaltara to Naila (28 km), Kalamna to Kamthi (7 km), and Naila to Champa (22 km). This implementation has been further extended to include the Bilha to Dagori up-line, down-line, and middle-line (14 km).

The Bilaspur division's Birsinghpur station, located on the Shahdol-New Katni rail section, will undergo non-interlocking work due to the commissioning of a third line. This will cause the bi-weekly Lucknow Junction-Raipur Express to be canceled on various dates. Train number 12535, departing from Lucknow Junction on October 3, 7, and 10,...
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and train number 12536, departing from Raipur on October 4, 8, and 11, will be canceled.