The Dumka-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express train will start operating from September 15th. The train will take only four hours to travel from Dumka to Ranchi, making it a significant development for the people of Santhal Pargana, including Dumka. The train will not have a general bogie and will have higher ticket...
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prices compared to other trains. It will pass through Godda, Dumka, Basukinath, and Deoghar before reaching Ranchi. The exact timings are yet to be released, but the train will also travel through Madhupur, New Giridih, Jamua, Rajdhanwar, Koderma, Barhi, and Hazaribagh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Dumka-Ranchi Vande Bharat Express, along with the Baidyanath Dham-Kashi Vishwanath Vande Bharat Express, from Jamshedpur on September 15th. The Baidyanath Dham-Kashi Vishwanath Vande Bharat Express will depart from Baidyanath Dham station at 3:15 PM and reach Varanasi station at 10:20 PM, passing through Jasidih, Jhajha, Nawada, Gaya, and Deen Dayal Upadhyay station. From Varanasi, the train will depart at 6:20 AM, reach Gaya station at 9:10 AM, and arrive at Baidyanath Dham station at 1:30 PM. This train is expected to benefit pilgrims visiting Baba Baidyanath in Deoghar, Vishnu Pad Temple in Gaya, and Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. The train will run at a speed of 100 km/h from Dumka to Jasidih, and the speed will be adjusted according to the track's capacity after that.

The trial run for the much-awaited Vande Bharat Express train between Tata and Patna is scheduled for September 8th. The train will depart from Tatanagar station and return to Tatanagar on the same day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off three Vande Bharat Express trains, including this one,...
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from Tatanagar station in Jamshedpur on September 15th. The orange-colored Vande Bharat Express, the 64th in India, will cover the distance between Tata and Patna in 7 hours. The train will depart from Tatanagar station and stop at Purulia, Anara, Bhojudih, Mahuda, Gomo, Koderma, Gaya, and Jahanabad before reaching Patna. The tentative timings are 6 AM departure from Tatanagar and 1 PM arrival in Patna. The return journey will depart from Patna at 2 PM and arrive in Tatanagar at 10 PM.

Gautam Pandey, the Jharkhand state president of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Vichar Manch Yuva Morcha, has requested the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to start a direct train service from Koderma Junction to Surat. Pandey stated in his letter that thousands of people from Giridih, Hazaribagh, and Koderma districts work in...
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Surat. Currently, these workers have to travel from Koderma to Mirzapur, where they catch the Ganga Tapti Express to Surat. Delays in any of these journeys force the workers to spend unnecessary time at stations. A direct train service from Koderma to Surat would be a boon for local workers.

Gautam Pandey, the Jharkhand state president of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Vichar Sangh Yuva Morcha, has written to the Union Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, demanding a direct train service from Koderma Junction to Surat. Pandey stated that thousands of laborers from Giridih, Hazaribagh, and Koderma districts work in Surat and currently...
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have to travel to Mirzapur first and then board the Ganga Tapti train to reach Surat. This often leads to delays and inconvenience for the laborers. He believes a direct train service would be a boon for these workers.

There is a strong demand for new train services between Dhanbad and Delhi, and Dhanbad and Mumbai. The Dhanbad Railway Division has been trying to get these trains running for decades. Koderma MP, and Minister of Women and Child Development, Annpurna Devi, has requested the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to...
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start these trains. She highlighted the need for these trains as many people from Jharkhand travel to other states for work or family obligations. During festivals, there is a large influx of people returning home, leading to difficulties due to insufficient train facilities. Devi has proposed a train running three times a week from Dhanbad to Mumbai, passing through Koderma, DDU, and Surat. She also proposed a train running three times a week from Dhanbad to Delhi via Koderma. There is already an agreement in principle for a new train between Dhanbad and Anand Vihar. Dhanbad residents are hopeful that the Koderma MP's efforts will result in the launch of the new trains.