Indian Railways News - ER/Eastern Rly Zone

The Eastern Railway is adding air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches to five popular mail/express trains to improve passenger amenities in key areas like Rampurhat, Azimganj, Malda Town, and Jamalpur. Starting September 21st, the 13187/13188 Sealdah-Rampurhat-Sealdah Express will receive one AC 3-Tier coach, while the 13466/13465 Malda Town-Howrah-Malda Town Intercity Express will...
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receive the same. On September 24th, the 12347/12348 Howrah-Rampurhat-Howrah Express and the 13017/13018 Howrah-Azimganj-Howrah Ganadevta Express will each get one sleeper class and one AC-3 tier coach. Lastly, the 13015/13016 Howrah-Jamalpur-Howrah Kaviguru Express will also receive one sleeper class and one AC-3 tier coach, starting from September 24th.

A Naxal IED blast injured a soldier in Chaibasa, Jharkhand. India abstained from supporting Israel at the UN and maintained distance from Palestine. Bihar jails were raided across the state, including Patna, Bhagalpur, and Purnia. There is a shortage of rail lines in Bhagalpur, causing delays for trains, including the...
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Vande Bharat Express. To solve this, a new 550-meter stretch of three tracks will be built from Bholanath Bridge to Gate No. 3. This project is expected to cost over 100 crore rupees and construction will begin after the map and estimates are approved. The new tracks will allow for multiple trains to be parked and washed simultaneously, improving efficiency and passenger experience.

IPS Shivdeep Lande is planning to enter Bihar politics and is preparing to contest the upcoming assembly elections. Meanwhile, in Patna High Court, a case was filed by the Bihar Federation of Women Lawyers and Medanta Hospital regarding the treatment of lawyers and staff. In other news, several high-profile IPS officers...
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in Bihar, including the 'super cop' and 'lady Singham,' have resigned from their posts. Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has traveled to Delhi in relation to the party's membership drive. In a light-hearted development, Chulbul Pandey, the character from the 'Dabangg' film series, will appear alongside 'Singham' in the upcoming 'Singham Again' film. A major accident was averted at the Jamalpur Railway Workshop in Munger, Bihar, when a pulley from a newly installed crane fell to the ground, narrowly missing railway officials, engineers, and employees.

A 48-year-old railway employee, Sunil Kumar Ram, died after being hit by a train near Lahaban Halt on the Jasidih-Jhajha rail line. The incident occurred on Wednesday when Ram was working on the railway track near pole number 336/10-12. He was struck by train number 18184, the Buxar-Tata Super Express. Ram...
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was a Trackman and was working at the Jasidih station's PWI office. The incident caused grief among his family and fellow railway employees.

The railway ticket counter at the down end of Madhupur station was reopened on Wednesday after being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The counter had been closed for years, causing inconvenience to residents of nearby villages. The decision to reopen the counter was made after the DRM Asansol received requests from...
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the Anumandal Press Club Madhupur. The counter will be open from 5 am to 10 am and from 2 pm to 5 pm.