Due to Santragachi yard expansion, several trains between Kharagpur and Howrah will be cancelled from March 1st to 23rd. Around 15 trains will be cancelled, causing significant inconvenience to passengers. Five other trains will have their schedules adjusted. The South Eastern Zone hasn't yet officially confirmed the cancellations...
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in Tatanagar. Specific cancellations include: Shalimar-Badampahar Express (March 1st & 22nd), Badampahar-Shalimar Express (March 3rd & 23rd), Udaipur-Shalimar Express (March 8th & 9th), Hatia-Howrah Kriyayoga Express (March 8th & 21st), Howrah-Hatia Kriyayoga Express (March 9th & 22nd), Jagdalpur-Howrah Sambaleshwari Express (March 8th & 9th), Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express (March 12th & 13th), Ahmedabad-Howrah Express (March 21st & 22nd), Howrah-Barddhaman Jan Shatabdi Express (March 22nd & 23rd), and potentially Rourkela-Badampahar Express. Several other trains will experience delays of 3-4 hours during line blockages.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Indian Railways is improving passenger travel and creating employment opportunities, with 95,000 young people currently being recruited. A further 1.54 lakh were recruited 1.5 years ago. The Bihar railway budget has increased from around ₹1000 crore to ₹10,000 crore. During a...
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Bihar visit, Vaishnaw inaugurated a ROB in Bettiah and addressed a press conference. He highlighted ongoing improvements, including track doubling, station modernization, and increased train services. He anticipates a significant transformation of Bihar's railway infrastructure within the next five years, with trains like Amrit Bharat, Vande Bharat, and Namo Bharat running on doubled lines in areas like Narkatiaganj, Raxaul, Sitamarhi, and Darbhanga. Raxaul Junction is being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, modeled after the Pashupatinath Temple. The Muzaffarpur Junction upgrade (₹442 crore) is underway and scheduled for completion by December 2026. Vaishnaw addressed issues like waterlogging near Muzaffarpur Junction, promising a solution in collaboration with the local administration.

Despite the conclusion of the Kumbh Mela's Mauni Amavasya bathing, a large number of devotees continue to arrive. The railways have made special arrangements. The Railway Minister stated that everything is running smoothly and urged people to ignore rumors. Road travel to Prayagraj is severely impacted by extensive traffic...
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jams, causing delays of 12-24 hours. While trains are also crowded, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav claims all eight Prayagraj stations are operating efficiently. He reiterated that only Prayagraj Sangam station is closed (from Feb 9th 1:30 PM to Feb 14th 12:00 AM) per district administration orders, and that Prayagraj Junction remains open. 330 trains departed from Prayagraj Junction on Sunday. The Railway Ministry refuted rumors of Prayagraj Junction's closure.

The South Eastern Railway Cooperative Society decided to provide holiday homes for railway employees in Varanasi for cancer treatment and visiting Kashi Vishwanath temple. A 5-room holiday home will soon be opened in Varanasi by the Railway Urban Bank. Additionally, a 40-bed holiday home is planned in Puri. ...
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Further plans include establishing holiday homes near pilgrimage sites, tourist destinations, and medical institutions nationwide to avoid employees using hotels.

A group of 39 track maintainers, including 14 women, arrived at the Chakradharpur Engineering Training School on Monday for a month-long training program starting Tuesday. The trainees, from various railway divisions and including those appointed under the 'job in lieu of land' scheme, received an introductory session and kits containing...
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blankets, bedsheets, and pillows. The training will cover technical aspects of track maintenance equipment and related departmental work. Accommodation is provided in the training hostel, but trainees must arrange their own meals. Female trainees lack suitable hostel accommodation and must make their own arrangements for lodging and food during the training period.