A 15-foot deep pit has been dug on platform number one of Utraitia Railway Station, Lucknow Division, North Railway, during construction work that has been ongoing for six months. This poses a significant safety hazard, with the potential for serious accidents. Despite multiple written complaints from the Station Superintendent to the...
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Railway's Engineering Department, no action has been taken to fill the pit. The Engineering Department's disregard for safety standards by not providing barriers or other safety measures for the pit is concerning, as it puts passengers, animals, and railway workers at risk. The Station Superintendent has submitted two written complaints to the Engineering Department in the past two months, but no action has been taken.

On Wednesday, the DRM of North Railway Lucknow Division, SM Sharma, inspected the Lucknow-Unnao-Bikapoor-Dalmau-Ubarni-Rae Bareli-Utretthia route. He inspected the track and crossing gates for safety, while walking along the route. He also inspected Unnao railway station, interacted with employees to understand their work, and checked passenger facilities. The DRM instructed the...
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staff to remain alert for track changes due to the summer and monsoon seasons.

The Indian Railways is taking steps to reduce congestion at Charbagh and Lucknow Junction railway stations in Lucknow. To alleviate traffic congestion in the city, the railways plans to increase the number of train stops at nearby stations like Utretia, Manaknagar, and Transportnagar. Additionally, 29 non-premium trains will be diverted to...
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a bypass track, eliminating the need for them to stop at Charbagh. These initiatives are aimed at reducing the passenger load at the main stations, which currently handle over 150 trains and over 125,000 passengers daily. The railway officials are finalizing a list of trains on the Varanasi, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, and Gorakhpur routes that will be rerouted, with the changes expected to be implemented within the next two months. This plan is part of a larger effort to upgrade nearby stations, including the recently completed Alamnagar satellite station and the upcoming completion of Utretia and Transportnagar stations.

On Wednesday, a ticket checking drive was conducted at Utretia station. During this drive, a total of 206 passengers without tickets were caught at Utretia station. A fine of Rs. 68,850 was collected from these passengers. Two Commercial Inspectors, two Chief Ticket Inspectors, 31 Ticket Checking staff and 09 employees were...
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present in the drive. Senior Divisional Manager of North Railway, Rekha Sharma, informed that the drive was conducted on Lucknow-Varanasi Intercity Express, Begampura Express, Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam Intercity Express, Bhopal-Mambaelha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Superfast Express, Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam Express and Ganga Gomti Express.

Due to operational reasons, several trains on the Lucknow route will be canceled, rerouted, or delayed between April 8th and 10th. Trains 04356 Balamou-Lucknow Express (April 8th), 04355 Lucknow-Balamou Express (April 10th), 04319 Lucknow-Shahjanpur Express (April 8th-10th), and 04320 Shahjanpur-Lucknow Express (April 9th-10th) will be canceled. Train 13308 Ganga Satluj will...
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be rerouted through Alamnagar, Transportnagar, Utretia, Sultanpur, and Jafrabad on April 8th-10th. Train 13006 Amritsar Howrah Mail will also be rerouted through Alamnagar, Transportnagar, and Utretia. Train 15904 Chandigarh Dibrugarh Express will depart at 2:35 AM instead of 11:35 PM. Train 13151 Kolkata Jammu Tawi Express will depart at 12:15 PM instead of 11:45 AM. Train 12332 Himgiri Express will be halted for 30 minutes in Moradabad Division. Train 15098 Jammu Tawi Bhagalpur Amarnath Express will be halted for 45 minutes on April 10th.