The conversion of the Sitapur-Pilibhit rail line to broad gauge has significantly improved connectivity in the region. The opening of the 67.92 km Mailani-Shahgarh-Pilibhit line eliminates the reliance of the North Eastern Railway on the Northern Railway for train operations. This new route allows for alternative train routes from Lucknow-Kanpur and...
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Shahjahanpur-Bareilly to Delhi via Pilibhit. A direct train service from Gorakhpur to Pilibhit has already been launched and plans are in place to start a train to Anand Vihar from this route soon. The project, costing 672 crores, provides an additional route from Gorakhpur and Lucknow to Delhi and other cities in North India. This new line alleviates congestion on the Delhi route for trains traveling to Haryana. The Lal Kuan-Howrah Special and Lal Kuan-Varanasi Special trains, which operate through Gorakhpur, now also pass through Pilibhit. Plans are in place for a direct train from Gorakhpur to Anand Vihar via Pilibhit.

A cleanliness fortnight campaign was conducted in Lucknow under the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' mission. The campaign involved cleaning of railway stations like Aishbagh and Gonda, and administering cleanliness pledges to railway employees. The event included health and safety camps for sanitation workers, voluntary labor, human chains, and tree planting in the...
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name of mothers. Cultural programs like singing, dancing, street plays, and cultural events were also organized at the entertainment center in Badshahnagar under the leadership of Ruby Rai, President of the Women's Welfare Organization, in the presence of DRM Aditya Kumar.

Due to engineering work at Magahar station on the Gorakhpur-Gonda section, the railway administration will block the line. This will lead to changes in the routes and timing of several trains. Train 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Express departing from Katihar on October 1st will be controlled for 60 minutes on the Varanasi division....
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Train 09044 Gorakhpur-Dahanu Road special train departing from Gorakhpur on October 2nd will be controlled for 35 minutes. Train 20103 Lokmanya Tilak Terminal-Gorakhpur Express will be diverted via Gonda-Barhni-Gorakhpur, skipping stops at Maskenwa, Babhnan, Basti and Khalilabad. Train 14674 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express departing from Amritsar on October 1st will be diverted via Gonda-Barhni-Gorakhpur, skipping stops at Mankapur, Babhnan, Basti and Khalilabad. Train 13020 Kathgodam-Howrah Express departing from Kathgodam on October 1st will be diverted via Gonda-Barhni-Gorakhpur, skipping stops at Mankapur, Babhnan, Basti and Khalilabad. The frequency of the Tanakpur-Daurai special train has been increased from one day to four days a week. This train, numbered 15091-15092, will run from Izzatnagar to Daurai (Jaipur) via Moradabad and Delhi. The train will now run four days a week, up from its previous one day a week schedule.

The weekly express train, Chhapra-Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur), operating for four rounds on the Kaptanganj-Thawe rail route, will cease operation on September 30th. The train was initially launched on August 10th and was extended to September 30th due to its popularity. It ran every Saturday from Chhapra and every...
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Monday from Udhampur. However, locals are requesting an extension to the service because important festivals like Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath fall in the following month. The North Eastern Railway has already extended the Lal Kuan-Howrah weekly special train till November 30th and restarted the Chhapra-Amritsar special train for 11 trips between September 20th and November 30th. The discontinuation of the Chhapra-Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur) special train on September 30th will cause inconvenience to people traveling home during the festive season from industrial cities like Udhampur, Jammu Tawi, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ambala, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Moradabad, and others.

Construction of a third railway line between Chhapra and Barabanki is underway. Additionally, the fourth railway line between Lucknow and Gorakhpur has been approved. Surveys for the fourth line have commenced, which will improve travel between Purvanchal and Bihar by increasing train speeds and frequency. The survey covers a 61 km...
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stretch from Gonda to Budhwal, and once completed, the agency will submit a report to the construction department for DPR preparation and subsequent financial approval. This marks the first section of the North Eastern Railway to undergo fourth line surveys.