Due to non-interlocking work at Umaria station on the South East Central Railway and Damoh station in Jabalpur division of the West Central Railway, the Lucknow-Raipur Garib Rath Express (12535/12536) and Nautanwa Express (18205/18206) will be cancelled from August 29th to September 5th. Additionally, the Barouni-Gondia Express (15231/15232) will be diverted...
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via Katni-Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat route from August 27th to September 4th.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NER) is expanding its reach to the Nepal border. The construction of a broad gauge line from Bahraich to Nepalganj has commenced and is expected to be completed within 18 months. Currently, only the Barhni and Nautanwa stations on NER are connected to Nepal via broad gauge...
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lines. The existing narrow gauge line between Bahraich and Nepalganj, spanning 56.15 kilometers, will be converted to broad gauge at a cost of 342 crores by the Ministry of Railways. The first installment of 180 crores has been released to NER, and work has started after the tender for 85 crores was awarded. This project will facilitate train travel to Nepal from Bahraich and establish a direct connection between Nepalganj and major cities via Bahraich and Gonda. The project involves the construction of four major bridges and 19 smaller ones. The work is divided into two phases: first, the 35.61 km stretch from Bahraich to Nanpara, followed by the 20.54 km section from Nanpara to Nepalganj. This phased approach is expected to expedite the overall project completion.

To facilitate the travel of devotees attending the Khichdi Mela at the Gorakhnath Temple during Makar Sankranti, the Indian Railways will operate special unreserved trains. The 05025/05026 Gorakhpur-Barhni-Gorakhpur train will run 9 trips between January 13th and 21st, 2024. The 05025 Gorakhpur-Barhni train will depart Gorakhpur daily at 6:40 AM,...
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arriving at Barhni at 11:05 PM after stopping at Nakha Jungle, Manirampur, Kaudia Jungle, Campierganj, Anandnagar, and Siddharthnagar. The return train, 05026 Barhni-Gorakhpur, will depart Barhni daily at 5:15 AM, reaching Gorakhpur at 9:50 AM. The 05016/05015 Nautanwa-Gorakhpur-Nautanwa train will also run 9 trips between January 13th and 21st, 2024. The 05016 Nautanwa-Gorakhpur train will depart Nautanwa daily at 8 PM, arriving at Gorakhpur at 11:30 PM. The return train, 05015 Gorakhpur-Nautanwa, will depart Gorakhpur daily at 2:30 AM, reaching Nautanwa at 5:15 AM.

Nauthanwa MLA Rishi Tripathi visited the Nauthanwa Junction railway station late at night and distributed blankets to people shivering in the cold. He was accompanied by the Tehsildar and other officials. Tripathi expressed concern over the increasing cold and assured that the blanket distribution would continue throughout the winter. He...
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also mentioned that night shelters were set up in the municipality and town panchayat for the homeless and travelers. Other prominent individuals including the Block Chief Nauthanwa, Rakesh Maddheshiya and businessman Santosh Jaiswal, also participated in the blanket distribution.