The operation of the Chunar-Barwadih passenger train has been approved by the Railway Ministry. The timetable has also been released and the train will start operating soon. This decision was made after a proposal was raised by representatives of the Central Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister and the former MP of...
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Sonbhadra. The train will stop at stations including Vindhamganj, Dudhi Nagar, Jharokhas, Myorpur Road, Renukut, Jogidih, Gurmura, Salai Banwa, Billi, Chopan Agori Khas, Churk Sonbhadra, and Khairahi. The train will depart from Barwadih at 2:20 AM and reach Sonbhadra at 9:30 AM and Chunar at 11:55 AM. The return journey will start from Chunar at 2:00 PM and reach Barwadih at 11:35 PM.

The project to double the railway line between Chopan and Chunar, under the North Central Railway (NCR) Prayagraj, is progressing rapidly. The government has appointed a consultant firm for three years to oversee the project. The tender for building a new railway bridge over the Sone River has been finalized...
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and the 1128-meter bridge is estimated to cost around 230.30 crores. Construction is expected to begin in the last week of this month or the first week of November. This railway line will benefit 2054 villages and a population of 25 lakhs. The Union Cabinet had approved 1424 crores last August for the project, which includes the construction of the bridge. The representative of the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, confirmed the release of the tender for the new bridge and said construction will begin soon. A consultant firm has been appointed for three years to oversee the entire project, including civil work, tracks, safety, quality control and implementation. Separate tenders for various construction works have been issued by the North Central Railway and the tender finalization process is expected to be completed this month. With the doubling of the railway line, the construction work is expected to start at a rapid pace from November onwards, benefiting 2054 villages, 6788 square kilometers of area and a population of 25 lakhs. The work of installing coach indicators has also begun.

On Saturday morning, a milkman named Rajiv Yadav (28) from Mahuvaria Station Road was killed after being hit by a freight train on the Dedicated Freight Corridor railway line near the eastern end of Chunar railway station. He was delivering milk in the nearby railway colony as he did every day....
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While returning, he was struck by the freight train. Local residents identified the body and informed his family and the police. The police arrived and took possession of the body, sending it for a post-mortem. Chunar Station House Officer Ravindra Bhushan Maurya confirmed the death due to the train accident.

Rajiv Yadav, a tea vendor in Chunar, died after being hit by a goods train on Saturday morning. He was returning from delivering milk in the railway colony when he tried to cross the tracks. Local residents claim the accident occurred due to negligence by the railway department, as the foot...
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overbridge was demolished without being replaced, forcing people to cross the tracks.

A ceremony is being organized to mark the inaugural stop of the Rajdhani Express at Sonbhadra railway station. Union Minister Hardeep Puri will flag off the train on September 5th/6th at 1:00 AM as it departs from New Delhi to Ranchi. The minister's presence was requested by the North Central...
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Railway's Prayagraj division. The station is being inaugurated with the start of the Rajdhani Express's stop, which will begin on October 6th at 1:10 AM. There are plans to increase the frequency of the train from its current once-a-week operation to three days or even daily. The increase is contingent upon the completion of double-line construction on the Chunar-Chopan section, which will increase the capacity for train travel. This project is currently under construction.