On Monday evening at 7 PM, a pregnant woman named Shanti Ththeera gave birth to a baby boy while on board the Rath Yatra Special train (train number 08377 Puri-Rourkela) at Chakradharpur railway station. The woman, who was travelling with her husband Bhola Ththeera, experienced labor pains while on the train....
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Two other women passengers assisted her with the delivery. Upon arrival at the station, the station manager alerted the railway hospital and RPF, who provided medical care and escorted the mother and child to the Chakradharpur Railway Hospital. Both the mother and baby are currently receiving treatment and are reported to be healthy.

To accommodate the expected surge in passengers during Rath Yatra, Eastern Railway is running special trains between Sealdah and Khurda Road, and Malda Town and Malatipatpur. Two trains, 03101 Sealdah-Khurda Road Special and 03419 Malda Town-Malatipatpur Special, are scheduled for specific dates in July. Similarly, South Eastern Railway is...
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operating five special trains between West Bengal and Odisha, catering to the festival's large passenger influx. These trains are: 08387/08388 Baleshwar-Puri-Baleshwar Rath Yatra Special, 08379/08380 Badampahar-Puri-Badampahar Rath Yatra Special, 08376/08377 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Rath Yatra Special, 08385/08386 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Rath Yatra Special, and 08381/08382 Bangriposi-Puri-Bangriposi Rath Yatra Special. Bookings for all these special trains are open.