Under the Amrit Bharat scheme, two more stations in Bihar, Patna Junction and Patliputra Junction, will be upgraded to world-class standards. The Danapur railway division has approved their inclusion in the scheme. The scheme will enhance facilities, including parking areas and passenger amenities, at both stations. Additionally, a new route...
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is being developed for Patliputra Junction to ease congestion, and additional coaches are being added to the Hatia-Patliputra Express train to accommodate increased passenger traffic.

Indian Railways has decided to add stops for four pairs of trains at different stations to cater to the needs of Jasidih representatives. The Patna-Hatia-Patna Patliputra Express (18621/18622) and the Durg South Bihar Express (13287/13288) will now stop at Athmal Gola, while the Howrah-Prayagraj-Rambag-Howrah Vibhuti Express (12333/12334) will stop at Chausa...
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station, effective immediately. The trains will halt for two minutes at these new stops in both directions on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the Howrah-Amritsar-Howrah Punjab Mail (13005/13006) will now stop at Sarhind station in the Ambala division, starting March 17th. Before the pandemic, the Patliputra Express and the South Bihar Express used to have stops at Athmal Gola station, but these were removed due to the zero-base timetable rule. The reintroduction of these stops after four years, especially during Holi, has been met with joy by the passengers.

The Indian Railway Ministry has decided to make two trains halt at Athmal Gola station and one train at Chausa station, both under the Danapur division of East Central Railway, on a trial basis. The information was provided by the Asansol division. The two trains halting at Athmal Gola are the...
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18621 Patna-Hatia Patliputra Express (arriving at 16:27) and the 18622 Hatia-Patna Patliputra Express (arriving at 10:58), along with the 13287 Durg-Ara South Bihar Express (arriving at 05:05) and the 13288 Ara-Durg South Bihar Express (arriving at 21:32). The train halting at Chausa is the 12333 Howrah-Prayagraj Rambag Vibhuti Express (arriving at 06:11) and the 12334 Prayagraj Rambag-Howrah Vibhuti Express (arriving at 20:16). Each train will halt for two minutes. Meanwhile, the Eastern Railway has announced the operation of seven Holi special trains, starting from 23rd March till 20th April. Previously, 45 Holi special trains were announced. These trains will have different departure dates and include various classes, including AC first class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, AC 3-tier economy, and sleeper class.