Indian Railways News - ECR/East Central Rly Zone

On Thursday, in Sonepur, Saran district, Bihar, a boat carrying 12 people was struck by an electric current near Tola Singh's Chimney in Jaitiya village. Two people, including a railway employee, were electrocuted. Four others are missing, presumed drowned, and the search is ongoing. The boat was returning from Sonepur market...
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to Baburbhani village when the incident occurred near a power substation. The injured were taken to railway and private hospitals, while the NDRF has joined the search for the missing.

Indian Railways has announced additional train services for upcoming festivals. From October 9th, new special trains will run between Secunderabad and Raxaul, and between Muzaffarpur and Secunderabad, lasting until December. The 07007 Secunderabad-Raxaul special will depart from Secunderabad every Wednesday from October 9th to December 25th. The 07008 Raxaul-Secunderabad special...
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will depart from Raxaul every Friday from October 11th to December 27th. The 07051 Hyderabad-Raxaul special will depart from Hyderabad every Saturday from October 12th to December 28th. The 07052 Raxaul-Secunderabad special will depart from Raxaul every Tuesday from October 15th to December 31st. The 07005 Secunderabad-Raxaul special will depart from Secunderabad every Monday from October 7th to December 30th. The 07006 Raxaul-Secunderabad special will depart from Raxaul every Thursday from October 10th to January 2nd, 2025. A pair of special trains will run between Muzaffarpur and Secunderabad to accommodate the festive rush. The 05293 Muzaffarpur-Secunderabad special will depart from Muzaffarpur every Tuesday from October 15th to December 31st, reaching Secunderabad on Wednesday nights. The 05294 Secunderabad-Muzaffarpur special will depart from Secunderabad every Thursday from October 17th to January 2nd, arriving in Muzaffarpur on Friday evenings. To manage the Dussehra rush, a pair of special trains will run between Muzaffarpur and Pune. The 05289 Muzaffarpur-Pune special will depart from Muzaffarpur every Saturday from October 5th to October 26th. The 05290 Pune-Muzaffarpur special will depart from Pune every Monday from October 7th to October 28th.

The South East Central Railway has extended the operation of the Patna-Secunderabad Summer Special Train (03253/03256) until January 1st, 2025, for passenger convenience. This train departs from Patna every Monday and Wednesday as Train No. 03253 (Patna-Secunderabad Summer Special) and runs till October 9th, 2024. The train also operates as Train...
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No. 07255 (Hyderabad-Patna Puja Special) from Hyderabad every Wednesday, with its operation extended to January 1st, 2025. From Secunderabad, the train operates as Train No. 07256 (Secunderabad-Patna Puja Special) every Friday, extending its service until December 27th, 2024. The train consists of 23 coaches, including 2 SLR, 3 general, 12 sleeper, 4 AC-3 tier, and 2 AC-2 tier coaches. It is fully reserved, allowing only confirmed ticket holders to travel.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered the Darbhanga Railway to pay a fine of ₹1 crore 61 lakh 12 thousand 500 for polluting two major ponds in Darbhanga city, namely Hराही and दिग्घी, with wastewater from train cleaning. The fine was imposed by a committee formed by the Bihar State Pollution...
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Control Board following an order from the NGT. The committee also recommended the installation of a sewage treatment plant by the Darbhanga Railway. The fine applies for the period from March 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024. The Talab Bachao Abhiyan, an organization advocating for the protection of ponds, had filed a case with the NGT regarding the pollution. The organization welcomed the NGT order and plans to expand its efforts to protect water bodies throughout Bihar.