The composition of train coaches on the Ganga Satluj and Ganga Damodar Express trains departing from Dhanbad will be altered starting in August. The Ganga Damodar Express, which runs between Dhanbad-Patna-Dhanbad, will have two fewer sleeper coaches and two additional general coaches. The Ganga Satluj Express, running between Dhanbad-Firozpur-Dhanbad, will see...
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the reduction of two second AC coaches and the addition of one general and one sleeper coach. These changes are being made to address complaints about unauthorized passengers traveling in sleeper and AC coaches. The railway had increased the number of AC coaches in 2022 and 2023, reducing the number of general and sleeper coaches. This led to a surge in passengers using general tickets to travel in AC and sleeper classes, resulting in complaints. The Ganga Damodar Express will run with six sleeper coaches instead of eight starting on August 15th from Dhanbad and August 16th from Patna. The number of general coaches will increase from three to five. The Patna-Dumka Express, which shares the same train set as the Ganga Damodar Express, will also have its composition adjusted. The Ganga Satluj Express will run with four general and six sleeper coaches starting on August 11th from Dhanbad. The new composition will be implemented on the return trip from Firozpur on August 13th.

Due to non-interlocking work on the Lucknow division of North Railway, there are changes in train operations. The Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express (13009) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah Doon Express (13010) will run via Lucknow-Pratapgarh-Varanasi from March 19th to 21st. The Dhanbad-Firozpur...
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Cantt Ganga Satluj Express (13307) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express (18103) ran via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow on March 20th. This information was provided by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Dhanbad, and Senior Public Relations Officer, Amaresh Kumar.

Due to non-interlocking work in the Lucknow division, three trains - 13009 Howrah-Yog Nagri Rishikesh Doon Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Firozpur Ganga Satluj Express, and 18103 Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express - scheduled to operate on March 20th and 21st will be diverted via Varanasi, Pratapgarh, and Lucknow. This diversion will affect the routes...
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of these trains.

On Friday night, smoke started coming out of the generator bogie of train number 13307, the Dhanbad-Firozpur Express, traveling from Dhanbad to Firozpur, near Matari station. This caused panic among the passengers. The train was stopped near Ramakunda Halt. The railway fire fighting team was called. Subsequently, the train was brought...
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to Gomoh station at a slow pace. The train remained stationary near Ramakunda Halt for about 25 minutes. Upon reaching Gomoh, the Carriage and Wagon team inspected the coach emitting smoke. The smoke was emanating from the lower part of the bogie due to a jammed wheel. The fault was rectified after about 10 minutes, and the train was dispatched.

The Indian Railways has approved temporary stops for 47 mail and express trains at Sarsawa station from March 8th to 10th to facilitate pilgrims attending the Radha Swami Byas Satsang program in Pilkhni. The trains will stop for a minute each at Sarsawa for both upward and downward journeys. The decision...
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is expected to benefit pilgrims from Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, who are attending the Satsang from March 8th to 10th at the Radha Swami Satsang Bhavan's major center. A temporary bus stand will be built near the Satsang site for the convenience of pilgrims, and the Roadways will operate 171 extra buses from March 9th to 10th from Pilkhni Maidan.