The East Central Railway conducted a special ticket checking drive across its five divisions - Danapur, Sonpur, Samastipur, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, and Dhanbad - resulting in the apprehension of over 10,000 ticketless passengers. The drive targeted express, superfast, passenger, and MEMU trains, with a focus on AC coaches of specific trains...
more...

including the Bihar Sampark Kranti Express (12565), Vaishali Express (12553), Ranchi Janshatabdi Express (12365), Rajya Rani Express (12567), Hatia-Purnea Court Hatia Express (18626/18625), Purushottam Express (12801), Dhanbad-Alleppey Express (13351), Ajmer-Sealdah Express (12988), and Purva Express (12382). The drive resulted in the collection of over 80.55 lakh rupees in fines. Some apprehended passengers, when asked for their tickets, remarked that they never buy tickets and only pay the penalty when caught, leaving the inspection team surprised.

On May 14, 2024, the engine of train number 12937, Gandhidham-Howrah Garba Express, experienced a malfunction near Paharpur on the Koderma-Gaya rail line. The pantograph of the engine became blocked by an overhead electrical (OHE) wire, resulting in the OHE wire breaking. This incident caused a major disruption to train...
more...

operations on the down line for approximately 3.5 hours, beginning around 5:30 AM. Several officers from the Dhanbad Railway Division arrived at the scene to investigate the incident. Technical teams and railway staff worked to restore normal operations, which resumed around 9:44 AM. The incident affected the schedules of several passenger trains, including the Vande Bharat Express, causing delays ranging from 1 hour 20 minutes to 3 hours 12 minutes.

On Monday morning at 6 AM, the 12937 Gandhidham Garba Express, traveling from Gaya to Kodarma at a speed of 130 km/h, experienced a breakdown when the pantograph of its engine snagged and broke an overhead traction wire. The incident occurred between Banshinala and Pahaarpur stations, near the western cabin, and...
more...

caused a disruption in train operations for nine hours. Fortunately, the train avoided a major accident. The driver, upon noticing the fault, applied emergency brakes, causing a jolt and loud noises in the coaches. Passengers were momentarily frightened but relieved upon realizing the train had stopped safely. The broken wire, spanning around a kilometer, damaged 12 poles. The train was towed to Kodarma at 10 AM by a diesel engine. Train operations resumed on the main down line at 2 PM after the traction wire was repaired. Several trains, including the Asansol MEMU, 12988 Ajmer Sialda, 12365 Janshatabdi Express, and 18428 Anand Vihar Express, were delayed due to the incident. The DRM, along with the RPF, the Traction Department, and other officials, oversaw the repairs and restoration of train operations.

On May 5th, 2024, several train services on the South Eastern Railway's Adra division will be impacted due to developmental work. Six summer special trains from Jharkhand to Bihar have been cancelled, including the 08695/08696 Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City Special, 18019/18020 Jhargram-Dhanbad-Jhargram MEMU Express, and 13503/13504 Bardhaman-Hatia-Bardhaman MEMU Express. ...
more...

The 12365/12366 Patna-Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi Express and 13319/13320 Dumka-Ranchi-Dumka Express will be shortened, terminating at Bokaro Steel City. The 12818 Anand Vihar-Hatia Express will travel on a modified route via Chunar-Chopan-Garhwa Road-Tori-Barkakana-Muri. The 13351 Dhanbad-Alappuzha Express will also take a changed route via Chandrapura-Gomia-Barkakana-Muri. The 12801/12802 Puri-New Delhi-Puri Express will run on a modified route through Purulia-Anara-Bhojudih-NSCB Gomo. The 12817 Hatia-Anand Vihar Express will depart Hatia at 3:35 PM instead of 2:35 PM. Additionally, a summer special train will operate between Tata and Varanasi, stopping at Gaya, Dehri, and Sasaram.