On Sunday, a trial run of the Vande Bharat Express was conducted from Tatanagar to Brahmapur in Odisha. This was the first time a train travelled at 130 km/h from Tatanagar, passing through Chaibasa and Danguwapasi. The train's maximum speed is 130 km/h, but its average speed might be 83-85 km/h...
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due to track limitations. The train departed Tatanagar at 5:20 am and reached Brahmapur at 2:30 pm. The return journey began at 3:00 pm from Brahmapur, reaching Tatanagar at 11:55 pm. The train travelled through Chaibasa, Danguwapasi, Kendujhargarh, and Bhubaneswar en route to Brahmapur. Two officers and employees from each railway department were on board, along with the entire maintenance team. The train's maintenance will be done in Tatanagar, and a coaching complex has been built for this purpose. A team of experts and staff have been trained for its maintenance. The Vande Bharat Express between Tatanagar and Brahmapur will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 15th. The Tatanagar-Patna Vande Bharat Express will commence its trial run on September 10th. Its train numbers have been assigned as 20893 (Tatanagar to Patna) and 20894 (Patna to Tatanagar). The average speed of this train will be 62 km/h, with a maximum speed of 110 km/h between Tatanagar and Gomoh, 130 km/h between Gomoh and Gaya, and 110 km/h between Gaya and Patna.

On September 2nd, Hariharpur police uncovered a theft of railway wire in Gomo. A criminal was arrested with 50 meters of wire and sent to jail. This information was provided by the SDPO of Baghmara, who stated that the theft occurred at Vikran Engineering Pvt. Ltd. on September 2nd, where an...
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assistant manager noticed the missing wire and reported it to the police.

Railway employees in Patratu observed a black day against NPS and UPS, protesting against privatization, corporatization, and outsourcing practices. They alleged that the recognized federations AIRF and NFIR, along with their retired leaders Shiv Gopal Mishra and M Raghavaiah, were responsible for their low wages (Rs. 7-8k instead of the stipulated...
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Rs. 17674). They also claimed that contracts were awarded to relatives of these federations. The protest, organized by the East Central Railway Employees Union, took place across the zone, with employees at various stations including Gomoh, Chandrapura, Phusro, Gomia, Chainpur, Barkakana, Patratu, Makaluskigunj, Tori, Latehar, Renukoot, Singrauli, Shaktinagar, Chopan, Hazaribagh, and Koderma. Employees in Patratu wore black armbands and badges to express their discontent. They demanded the removal of the recognized unions and vowed to support the ECREU and IREF.

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.

Three special Chhath trains have been announced running through Dhanbad and Gomoh. Bookings for the Gondia-Patna special train began on Thursday morning. Bookings for the other trains have not yet started. The railway has announced special trains for Chhath after Diwali, with three trains running between Gondia and Patna on 3rd...
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and 4th November, and 4th and 5th November respectively. These trains will pass through Gomoh, Bokaro, and Ranchi. Reservations have opened for these special trains. A special train will run between Mumbai and Asansol via Dhanbad on October 28th, 4th, and 11th November, and the return train will run on October 30th, 6th, and 13th November. Bookings have not yet opened for this train, but information about it is available on the IRCTC website. A special train will also run between Kolkata and Jammu Tawi via Dhanbad every Thursday from October 10th to November 14th. The return train will run every Tuesday from October 8th to November 12th. Bookings for this train have not yet opened, but are expected to begin on Friday or Saturday morning at 8 am.