Indian Railways is undergoing a major upgrade of its roadside stations, with a focus on improving passenger facilities and modernizing infrastructure. The Railway Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has designed new, high-tech buildings for these stations, which will be categorized as NSG-5 and NSG-6. The new design incorporates modern amenities like...
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waiting halls, food stalls, and improved facilities for station staff. This upgrade is part of a larger modernization project for the Indian Railways, aiming to enhance the travel experience for passengers at smaller stations. The project will be implemented across the North Eastern Railway (NER) zone, covering 92 roadside stations in the Lucknow, Varanasi, and Izzatnagar divisions. The NER zone is also investing ₹433 crores to rebuild 12 major stations, including the introduction of disabled-friendly amenities, wider foot over bridges, and eco-friendly features.

The doubling of the Prayagraj Junction-Prayagraj Rambag-Jhunsi rail line is expected to be completed by December 15th. DRM Varanasi Division Vineet Kumar Srivastava inspected the line on Monday and directed officials to speed up the work. He also reviewed the preparations for the Maha Kumbh Mela. The DRM inspected the passenger...
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reservation center, unreserved ticket counter, temporary food and water stalls, waiting rooms, additional entry and exit routes, permanent and temporary platforms, passenger sheds, RCC benches, and FOBs under construction at Prayagraj Sangam and Jhunsi railway stations. He also visited the bridge being constructed over the Ganga River between Jhunsi and Daraganj by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited. It was informed that the girder launching work has been completed through ducts at both ends of the bridge. Officials reported that 95% of the work on the Jhunsi-Prayagraj rail line has been completed. The DRM instructed all officials to complete all tasks on time.

To enhance passenger facilities during the Maha Kumbh, the Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Rambag stations will undergo yard remodelling. This will result in the cancellation of some trains on this route, while others will have their routes changed. The Hapa-Naharlagun Special (train number 09525) departing from Hapa on October 16th will...
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be cancelled. The Rameswaram-Banaras Express (train number 22535) running till October 16th will be diverted via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chhivki. The train will halt at Prayagraj Chhivki for 5 minutes. The Banaras-Rameswaram Express (train number 22536) will also follow the same route till October 20th. Additionally, automatic signalling between Dominigarh-Jagatbela on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section and non-interlocking work at Dominigarh station will be undertaken. Due to this, the Lalkuan-Varanasi City Special (train number 05055) will be cancelled on October 14th and 21st, while the Varanasi City-Lalkuan Special (train number 05056) will be cancelled on October 15th and 22nd. Several other trains including the Barouni-New Delhi Special, Darbhanga-New Delhi Special, Katihar-Amritsar Express, Howrah-Kathgodam Express, Jammu Tawi-Bhagalpur Express, Anand Vihar Terminus-Saharsa Express, Naharlagun-Anand Vihar Terminus Express, and Purnea Court-Amritsar Express will be diverted or rescheduled during this period. The Nautanwa-Durg Express will run via Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Mau Cantt-Prayagraj Chhivki on October 19th. On October 27th, the Varanasi City-Lucknow Jn. Krishak Express will be rescheduled for 3 hours and will not halt at Jagatbela station from October 18th to 27th.

A cleanliness fortnight was launched in Varanasi on the birth anniversaries of Gandhi and Shastri. On Thursday, 'Clean Station Day' was celebrated at Banaras, Varanasi City, Mau, Ghazipur City, Ballia, Azamgarh, and other stations under the North Eastern Railway (Varanasi Division). The event included a cleanup drive, rallies to raise awareness,...
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and distribution of cotton bags to encourage plastic-free stations. Feedback was also sought from passengers.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating colleagues of Satyam Kumar Singh, a senior divisional engineer of the Northeast Railway (Varanasi Division), after his arrest. Satyam is accused of helping contractors by delaying payments. There are suspicions about another engineer who may have been involved. The CBI is also...
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investigating track and building maintenance work done by Satyam during his two-year tenure in Varanasi. The contractor from Gorakhpur who filed the complaint has gone incommunicado after Satyam's arrest. The CBI conducted a raid on the Divisional Railway Manager's office in Lahartara on Tuesday and arrested Satyam, seizing two lakh rupees from him. Further raids were conducted at his rented flat in Lakhrawan (Bhelupur) and his home in Chunar (Mirzapur), where jewelry, cash, luxury items, and property documents were recovered.