On Saturday, the Mahuda Railway Advisory Committee members met with railway officials at the CYM office at Mahuda railway station to discuss and demand improvements to passenger amenities at Mahuda station, including the introduction of new train halts. They requested the reinstatement of train halts that were discontinued during the COVID-19...
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pandemic and the introduction of new trains. Additionally, they urged the conversion of the Mahuda railway school into a marriage hall and the development of the railway ground into a stadium. The committee specifically requested halts for the Anand Vihar-Shalimar Express, the New Delhi-Puri Rajdhani Express, and other trains at Mahuda station. The meeting also included discussions about increasing the frequency of certain trains and improving passenger amenities at the station, along with the submission of a demand letter outlining these requests. Present at the meeting were the committee members, including BJP district vice-president Dhaneshwar Mahato, general secretary Kartik Mahato, Vikas Prasad Agarwal, and Matuk Mishra, as well as railway officials S.C. Rai, Chandra Bhushan Kumar, and R.K. Choudhary.

A Vande Bharat Express train is set to operate between Tata and Patna, covering the route via Koderma-Gaya. This train will be the first to run on this route, offering a faster and more efficient travel option between the two cities. The train will travel at speeds of 130-160 km/h, reducing...
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the travel time to around seven hours. The train will operate six days a week and is expected to leave Tatanagar at 6 am, reaching Patna by 1 pm. The return journey will depart from Patna between 2-3 pm and arrive in Tatanagar between 10-11 pm. The train will have eight coaches and will be maintained at a new maintenance center being built in Tatanagar. This new service is expected to benefit thousands of passengers.

Sumit Kumar Turi, a 20-year-old resident of Amtaand, died tragically after being hit by a train near Kudra railway station in Bihar. He had gone to Ahmedabad, Gujarat for work and was returning home on a train from Gujarat to Dhanbad. He was travelling in a general compartment and was seated...
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near the door due to overcrowding. On Sunday night, he fell from the train near Kudra station and was hit by the train, resulting in his death. His family was informed on Monday morning, and they brought his body back to Amtaand, where he was cremated on Tuesday. Sumit was the only son of Khadu Turi, who works as a daily wage laborer.

A truck (registration number JH 09 R 0211) lost control and crashed into a shop near the Sonardih railway crossing on the Katras-Mahuda four-lane road late Monday night. Fortunately, there were no casualties or significant damage. The truck was removed using a JCB machine in the afternoon. The accident led to...
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a traffic jam on the four-lane road for several hours.

On Saturday, a Hyva dumper crashed into the Sonardih railway gate on the Katras-Mahuda four-lane road, damaging the gate. The incident occurred when a BCCL Hyva vehicle attempted to cross the gate while it was being closed for an approaching train, resulting in a collision. The accident caused a traffic jam...
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on the road. The railway staff handed over the Hyva and its driver to the Railway Police. The Sonardih railway gate is frequently closed throughout the day, and since the construction of the four-lane road, traffic jams and accidents have become more frequent.