The Northeast Railway Administration, Varanasi Division, will operate a weekly festival special train between Katihar and Amritsar from September 18th to November 27th. The train will depart Katihar every Wednesday and arrive in Amritsar on the following Friday. The train will run for 11 trips. The train will...
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depart Katihar at 21:00 hours and arrive in Amritsar at 09:45 hours on the third day. It will pass through several stations including Katihar, Purnea, Araria Court, Forbesganj, Lalitgram, Saraigarh, Nirmoli, Jhanjharpur, Sakri, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Raxaul, Narkatiaganj, Kaptanganj, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Laxar, Roorkee, Saharanpur, Ambala, Rajpura, Dhandari Kalan, Jalandhar City and Vyass.

The Indian Railways will operate two special trains for the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja. The first train, 04068/67 Delhi-Darbhanga-Delhi Special, will run from October 25th to November 15th, leaving Delhi at 7:30 PM and reaching Darbhanga via Moradabad, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Narkatiaganj, Raxual, Baikunthpur, Sitamarhi, and Hate. The return...
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journey, 04067 Darbhanga-Delhi Special, will depart Darbhanga at 6:00 PM on October 26th, 30th, and November 2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, and 16th. The second train, 05736/35 Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar Special, will commence operations on September 18th. It will run every Wednesday, leaving Katihar at 9:00 PM and reaching Amritsar via Purnea, Araria Court, Nirmuli, Jhanjharpur, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Raxual, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Sitapur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Roorkee, Ambala Cantt, Jalandhar City, arriving at 9:45 AM. The return journey, 05735 Amritsar-Katihar Special, will depart Amritsar at 1:25 PM every Friday from September 20th to November 29th, arriving in Katihar the next day at 11:45 PM. Additionally, the 05283 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Special will run daily until September 21st, departing Muzaffarpur at 6:30 AM and reaching Anand Vihar the next day at 5:00 AM via Bapudham Motihari, Bettiah, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, and Moradabad. The return journey, 05284 Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Special, will operate daily until September 22nd, departing Anand Vihar at 7:00 AM.

The Katihar Railway Division Employees Union submitted a memorandum to the Divisional Secretary and President, demanding improvements in working conditions for the staff. The union expressed concerns over a recent order by the Chief Electrical Locomotive Engineer of the East Central Railway, which mandated that the crew from the Central Railway...
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would operate trains up to New Jalpaiguri on the Northeast Frontier Railway. The union believes this will negatively impact the working hours of the Katihar crew, jeopardizing their livelihoods. The memorandum also highlighted the dilapidated state of railway housing in the Katihar Division and demanded immediate action to provide electricity and clean drinking water at all level crossings, particularly those between Kumarganj and Malda. The Divisional Railway Manager has assured the union of a positive response to these concerns, and the controversial order regarding crew deployment has been suspended for now. However, the union plans to continue its protests against the deployment of crew from other zones on the Northeast Frontier Railway and expects a positive resolution from the administration.

Katihar Railway Station, connecting West Bengal and Bihar, will be upgraded to a multi-modal facility and will be developed as the city's main center by 2026. This project, costing around 100 crore rupees, is expected to start in 2025 and will be completed within a year. The project, under the 'Amrit...
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Bharat Station Scheme,' aims to give the station a modern look and include enhancements like parking areas, better access routes, more waiting rooms, expanded platforms, modernized infrastructure, elevators, escalators, and potentially additional foot over bridges. The Railway Board has approved the proposal, and work will begin as soon as the workload permits.