A freight train derailed in Bihar, India, causing disruption to train services. Four wagons of a freight train travelling from Bhilai derailed near Narayanpur railway station on the Muzaffarpur-Samastipur main line. The derailment occurred at point number 67 near the Narayanpur Anant Yard in the Sonpur division. Although the incident affected...
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train traffic on both up and down lines, no injuries were reported. Railway authorities, including the DRM of Sonpur, immediately reached the site to assess the situation and begin restoration efforts. Technical teams and hundreds of railway workers are working to clear the derailed wagons and restore train services.

The Rajbhasha Pakhwada-2024 (Hindi Fortnight) was inaugurated at Samastipur Railway Division by the Senior Divisional Finance Manager, Mr. Ganatnath Jha, with a lamp lighting ceremony. The Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Mr. Vivek Kumar, read out the message of the Railway Minister regarding Hindi Day, while the Additional Chief Medical Superintendent, Dr....
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Shri Prakash, read out the General Manager's message about Hindi. The Senior Divisional Finance Manager, who was also the event's chairman, urged all railway employees to dedicate themselves to the development and promotion of Hindi. He highlighted the growing use of Hindi in government work and encouraged everyone to make the Hindi Fortnight events successful. The Senior Divisional Personnel Officer emphasized Hindi's role as a unifying language across India, highlighting its simplicity, richness, and cultural unity. He urged everyone to conduct more work in Hindi. A meeting of the Divisional Rajbhasha Implementation Committee was also held, where the progress of Rajbhasha in the division during the June 2024 quarter was reviewed.

On Monday, a goods train's engine failed near Siho station on the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur railway line, disrupting train traffic for approximately 40 minutes. The railway authorities promptly dispatched a replacement engine from Narayanpur Anant, restoring normal operations. During this time, several trains including the Bihar Sampark Kranti (12565), Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Special...
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(02569), Barouni-New Delhi Clone Special (02563), and the Maury Express (15027) were stranded between Barouni, Samastipur, and Siho. Passengers at various stations engaged in heated exchanges with railway staff due to the train delays. Passengers also complained about trains being halted without valid reasons. The goods train was en route to Narayanpur Anant when its engine stalled near Siho station. The loco pilot and train manager notified the operating department, requesting a replacement engine. This led to the temporary halt of all trains on the up line. The replacement engine was brought from Narayanpur Anant and arrived at the site around 8:45 AM. The goods train was then towed away by the new engine towards Narayanpur Anant at 9:25 AM. Following this, the halted trains resumed their journeys.

Central Railway is operating six weekly super-fast special trains between Nagpur and Pune from September 26th to November, catering to Diwali and Chhath festivals. The Nagpur-Pune special train will run every Saturday departing at 19:40 from Nagpur and reaching Pune at 11:25 the next day. The Pune-Nagpur special train will run...
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every Sunday departing at 15:50 from Pune and reaching Nagpur at 06:30 the next day. These special trains will also include stops at stations like Wardha, Dhamangaon, Akola, Shegaon, Malkapur, Bhusawal, Manmad, Kopergaon, Belapur, Ahmednagar, Daund Chord Line, and Uruli. Additionally, Central Railway is also operating weekly super-fast special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Nagpur (4 trips) and between Nagpur and Samastipur (6 trips). The train numbers are 01209 (Nagpur-Pune) and 01210 (Pune-Nagpur).