East Central Railway (ECR) conducted a special ticket checking campaign across its five divisions, catching 12,500 ticketless or irregularly traveling passengers and collecting a fine of Rs 95.55 lakh. The campaign targeted both mail/express trains and passenger/MEMU trains, with a focus on air-conditioned coaches. ECR urges passengers to always travel...
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with valid tickets.

The East Central Railway conducted a special ticket checking drive across its five divisions: Danapur, Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, and Dhanbad. The drive targeted passengers travelling without tickets or illegally in AC coaches. The drive involved railway officials, supervisors, railway staff, TTEs, and RPF personnel deployed at key stations and...
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on trains. A total of 12,950 passengers were caught, including 450 in AC coaches of trains like 12365 Patna-Ranchi Janshatabdi, 12321 Howrah-Mumbai Mail, 12801/02 Purushottam Express, 11447 Jabalpur-Howrah Shaktipuj Express, 13351 Dhanbad-Alleppey Express, 13024 Gaya-Howrah Express, and 11060 Jaynagar-LTT Pawan Express. A total of ₹98,65,000 was collected in fines.

The East Central Railway is conducting a special ticket checking drive to crack down on ticketless and irregular travel. The drive, conducted across all five divisions - Danapur, Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, and Dhanbad - involved railway officers, supervisors, railway staff, TTEs, and a large number of Railway Protection Force...
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personnel. The drive targeted both long-distance express trains and local passenger and MEMU trains. A total of 12,950 ticketless or irregular travelers were caught, resulting in the collection of Rs. 98.7 lakh in fines. The railway has urged passengers to always travel with a valid ticket.

The Kiul-Gaya railway line is facing significant disruptions in operations, causing immense inconvenience to passengers. Train rescheduling has become a daily occurrence, leaving travelers unsure about their journey schedules and forcing them to wait endlessly. The situation is further exacerbated by the practice of stopping already loaded trains to accommodate later...
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arrivals, leading to chaos and passengers scrambling to catch their trains. This frequent rescheduling, coupled with a lack of amenities amidst the scorching heat, makes traveling on the Kiul-Gaya route incredibly challenging. On Sunday, the rescheduling woes intensified with several trains experiencing significant delays. For example, the 03386 Gaya-Jhajha Passenger was delayed by 1 hour and 15 minutes, while the 05404 Gaya-Jamalpur Passenger was rescheduled by three hours. The 03356 MEMU was also delayed by over two hours due to holding it at various stations to allow for the passage of other trains. The ongoing double-tracking project between Warisligunj and Nawada, which was promised to be completed by March 23rd, remains unfinished, causing further disruptions. The lack of progress on this project has led to frequent train crossings at Warisligunj and Tilૈયા, adding to passenger woes. While passenger trains are not held up at Nawada station, freight trains are frequently allowed to cross, further impacting passenger train schedules.

Due to maintenance work on bridge number 15A at Bali, on the Howrah-Barddhaman Chord and Howrah-Barddhaman main railway lines, traffic and power blocks will be implemented from April 15 to June 22. This will affect train operations, with some long-distance trains being diverted and others experiencing delays. From April 15 to...
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June 22, the Howrah Division will have a 150-minute daily traffic and power block for construction work. This will affect mail and express train routes and timings in Barddhaman. Train 12370 (Dehradun-Howrah Kumbh Express) will be diverted via Barddhaman-Bandel from April 16 to May 2. Train 12328 (Dehradun-Howrah Upasana Express) will be diverted via Barddhaman from April 15 to June 6. Train 15272 (Muzaffarpur-Howrah Jansadharan Express) will be diverted via Barddhaman-Bandel from April 17 to May 1. Train 03051 (Howrah-Barddhaman MEMU) will be diverted via Dankuni from April 30 to May 14. Train 13030 (Mokama-Howrah Express) and 13024 (Gaya-Howrah Express) will be delayed by approximately 1.5 hours from May 7 to 23.