The South Eastern Railway has announced the trial run dates and routes for the upcoming Vande Bharat Express trains operating from Tatanagar. The Tata-Brahmapur Vande Bharat will have its trial run on September 8th, leaving Tata at 5:20 AM and reaching Brahmapur at 2:30 PM. The return journey departs Brahmapur at...
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3:00 PM and arrives in Tatanagar at 11:55 PM. The Tata-Patna Vande Bharat will have its trial run on September 10th, departing Tata at 5:30 AM and reaching Patna at 12:20 PM. The return journey leaves Patna at 2:15 PM and reaches Tata at 9:05 PM. The trial run for the Tata-Brahmapur Vande Bharat is scheduled for September 8th, while the trial run for the Tata-Patna Vande Bharat is scheduled for September 10th.

Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, is set to receive its 5th Vande Bharat Express train. This 8-coach train, with state-of-the-art amenities, will join the existing four Vande Bharat trains already operating from Varanasi to various destinations. While the exact route is yet to be determined, the new train, with a...
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seating capacity of 600, is expected to connect Varanasi to Howrah via Patna. The current Vande Bharat trains from Varanasi serve Delhi, Patna, Lucknow, and Ranchi.

The Palamu MP, Vishnu Dayal Ram, met with the Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to request the introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train on the Tata-Varanasi route. He suggested that the train should operate via Muri, Ranchi, and DaltonGanj, arguing that it would benefit a large number of passengers in the...
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area. The MP also requested the initiation of the Barwadih-Chirimiri and Gaya-Sherghati railway line projects, highlighting their significance in reducing travel distances. He further requested the resumption of the Barwadih-Chopan-Chunar passenger train (53351/53352), the inclusion of Meral station as a stop for the Patna-Singrauli Link Express (23347/23348) and Shaktipuंज Express (11448/11449), and the inclusion of Nagar Untari (Shri Banshidhar Nagar) as a stop for the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12453/12454). Other demands included increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express to four days a week, increasing the frequency of the Ranchi-New Delhi Garib Rath Express to six days a week, adding a stop for the Garib Rath Express at Mohammadganj station, adding a two-minute stop for the Garib Rath Express at Aligarh Junction, extending the Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express (18311/18611) to Gorakhpur, extending the Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipuंज Express (11447/11448) to Mumbai, adding a stop for the Palamu Express (13347/13348) at Rajhara station, restarting the Ranchi-Gorakhpur train, increasing the number of AC chair cars and GS coaches on the Ranchi-Sasaram Intercity Express (18635/18636), and constructing Low Height Subways at various locations to address the inconvenience caused by the closure of unmanned railway crossings.

The Vande Bharat Express will begin service between Tatanagar and Patna on August 15, reducing travel time from 10.5-11 hours to 6.5-7 hours. Trial runs will begin on August 10th, with the railway rakes already arriving in Chakradharpur. Tatanagar is being developed as a maintenance hub for these trains, with trackside...
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traction wires and modern equipment being installed. Tatanagar coaching depot employees have returned from training on Vande Bharat maintenance and will train local staff. This development highlights the focus on providing efficient and high-quality rail services.

The operation of the Lucknow Mail (12229/12230) running from Lucknow Junction Railway Station to Delhi will be shifted back to Charbagh station. The Lucknow Mail is a train of the North Railway. Previously, it was operated from Charbagh. Due to some reasons, it was shifted to Lucknow Junction. The board has...
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issued an order regarding this. The Lucknow Division administration will soon operate it from Charbagh Railway Station.