On Sunday morning, a fire broke out on the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express shortly after it arrived at Visakhapatnam railway station in Andhra Pradesh. The fire began in the A1 coach, causing passengers to raise an alarm. Railway officials assisted in evacuating all passengers safely before the fire spread to three coaches. All...
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passengers were evacuated without any injuries, and the fire has been extinguished. The train was scheduled to continue to Tirupati after arriving from Korba. Officials are making arrangements for the affected passengers.

The Indian Railways is undertaking track improvement works on the Akaltara-Naila section, which involves installing side tracks and automated signaling. This will enhance train capacity and allow for simultaneous operation of three trains on the section. However, this work will temporarily disrupt train services, impacting 16 trains completely and 5 trains...
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partially. Some trains will be terminated at Bilaspur, while others will not operate beyond Bilaspur. These disruptions are necessary for future improved and efficient train operations. The list of affected trains includes the 18113/18114 Tatanagar-Bilaspur Express, 12070/12069 Gondia-Raigarh Janshatabdi Express, 18252 Korba-Raipur Hasdev Express, 08737/08738 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08735/08736 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08732/08731 Korba-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08280/08279 Raipur-Korba Passenger Special, 08210 Bilaspur-Korba Passenger Special, 08861/08862 Gondia-Jharsuguda MEMU Special, 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express, 18109 Tatanagar-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express, 18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 12251 Yashvantpur-Korba Express, and 12410 Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express.

The South East Central Railway (SECR) is adding four general coaches to all long-distance express trains starting in October. This is to improve passenger comfort and reduce overcrowding in general coaches. The initiative includes trains passing through SECR, not just originating from the Bilaspur zone. This addition will benefit passengers travelling...
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long distances by providing them with a more comfortable and enjoyable journey. Specific dates and train numbers are provided for the implementation of this change in various trains, including the Visakhapatnam-Korba Link Express, Malda Town-Surat Express, Kamakhya-LTT Express, Puri-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express, Puri-LTT Express, Puri-Jodhpur Express, and Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express.