The Railway Board has initiated plans to run the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20503/04) via Gorakhpur, fulfilling a long-standing demand. The train currently travels from Dibrugarh to New Delhi via Chhapra, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow, and Kanpur. Routing it through Gorakhpur will reduce travel distance and time. The Hindustan newspaper campaigned for...
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the inclusion of Gorakhpur in the Rajdhani route, emphasizing the need and highlighting technical feasibility. The Gorakhpur-Lucknow route is undergoing upgrades with automatic signaling and will soon be able to accommodate speeds of 130 km per hour. This will enable the Rajdhani Express to run at full speed on the Gorakhpur route once completed.

The new government in India has announced a 125-day plan for the railway ministry, focusing on passenger-friendly initiatives. This includes a 24-hour ticket refund system, a comprehensive railway super app, and a new insurance scheme called Prime Minister Rail Passenger Insurance Scheme for all rail passengers. The plan also includes the...
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launch of Vande Bharat sleeper trains and modernization of the railway infrastructure with an investment of 10-12 lakh crores over the next five years. Notably, the Ara-Ballia rail line project has also been included in the plan and is expected to commence soon. This plan will also benefit projects under the 'Gati Shakti' initiative being implemented in Ara.

On Thursday morning, a passenger on a train passing through Suraimanpur railway station was robbed of their belongings by thieves. The Government Railway Police (GRP) have apprehended two suspects from Jagdeva village. The GRP SO, Subhash Chandra, stated that the matter is under investigation. Thieves have been targeting passengers at various...
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stations including Suraimanpur, Bakulha, and Bihar, stealing mobiles and other belongings. Similar incidents have been reported, causing fear among passengers.

On Friday, a comprehensive ticket inspection campaign was conducted on the Varanasi-Ballia rail section under the leadership of Divisional Railway Manager Vineet Kumar Srivastava and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Sheikh Rahman. The team also inspected the ongoing development works at the local station under the Amrit Bharat scheme and organized a...
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camp to educate passengers on booking tickets through mobile apps. During the inspection, 66 passengers were caught travelling without tickets or with irregular tickets, and fines totaling ₹41,480 were collected. Divisional Commercial Manager Ramesh Pandey inspected the reservation center to curb ticket scalping and verified sleeper class tickets booked under Tatkal scheme. He also questioned the Tatkal ticket holders and found all of them to be genuine. The officials inspected the development works underway under the Amrit Bharat scheme, including decorative items and food stalls, inquiry counters, UTS counters, parking, and circulating area, as part of the 'One Station One Product' initiative. They instructed water vending machine and food stall operators to implement digital payment methods. A camp was set up in the general passenger waiting area near the booking office to train passengers on booking tickets using mobile apps. Over 200 people downloaded the app during the campaign. This effort was led by Commercial Inspector Rajendra Kumar Singh and Chief Commercial Clerk, among others.

A young man was killed after being hit by the engine of the Lucknow-Chhapra Utsarg Express train. The incident occurred near a train station, causing the train to halt for approximately three hours. The police arrived and took possession of the body, sending it for an autopsy. Passengers faced significant inconvenience...
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due to the train's delay. The identity of the deceased remains unknown. There are suspicions that the young man may have climbed onto the engine while attempting to take a selfie or record a video.