The Indian Railways has been facing criticism for its poor maintenance and service despite claiming to improve passenger amenities. Recent incidents involving the Dhanbad-Alleppey Express (train number 13351) and Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi (train number 12366) have highlighted these shortcomings. Passengers on the Dhanbad-Alleppey Express faced issues with the second AC coach, while...
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the Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi experienced leakage due to rain. A passenger, Raj Mithilesh, shared a video of the leaky train on Twitter, criticizing the railway's maintenance and the lack of action from the railway minister despite frequent accidents. He pointed out the irony of displaying 'Vande Bharat' signs while the train's condition is in such a poor state.

Due to track development work under the Ranchi Rail Division, the Dhanbad-Ranchi Intercity Express and nine other trains will be suspended on July 7th. The Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi Express, which operates through Gomoh station in the Dhanbad Rail Division, has also been cancelled. The cancelled trains include the Dhanbad-Ranchi Intercity, Ranchi-Dhanbad Intercity,...
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Dumka-Ranchi Intercity, Ranchi Dumka Intercity, Patna Ranchi Janshatabdi, Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi, Bardhaman-Hatia MEMU, Hatia-Bardhaman MEMU, Adra-Barkakana passenger, Barkakana-Adra passenger, Bokaro-Ranchi passenger, and Ranchi Bokaro passenger.

The South Eastern Railway (SER) has announced cancellation of 20 trains and route changes for two trains due to a mega block on the Hatia-Muri rail section in the Ranchi Railway Division on July 7th, 2023. The block will be from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm. The cancellations include trains...
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like the Hatia-Tatanagar-Hatia Express (18602/18601), Hatia-Kharagpur-Hatia Express (18036/18035), Adra-Barkakana-Adra MEMU Passenger (08641/08642), Dhanbad-Ranchi-Dhanbad Intercity Express (13303/13304), Asansol-Ranchi-Asansol MEMU Special (03598/03597), Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi Passenger Special (08696/08695), Dumka-Ranchi-Dumka Express (13319/13320), Hatia-Bardhaman-Hatia MEMU Express (13504/13503), Kharagpur-Ranchi-Kharagpur MEMU Express (18085/18086), and Patna-Ranchi-Patna Express (12365/12366). The train number 22824 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express will be diverted via Bokaro Steel City, Purulia, and Tatanagar. Train number 18310 Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express will run via Barkakana, Mesra, and Ranchi. These changes are due to development work on the railway line.

The South Eastern Railway will be conducting developmental work on the Bokaro-Muri section of the Adra railway division on July 7th, 2024. This will result in a power-cum-traffic block on the line, affecting several trains. Many trains will be canceled, and some will have their routes changed. The Purushottam Express and...
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Tejas Rajdhani Express will have their routes altered. Several trains will be canceled, including the Adra-Barkakana-Adra MEMU Passenger, Dhanbad-Ranchi-Dhanbad Intercity Express, Asansol-Ranchi-Asansol MEMU Special, Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi Passenger Special, Dumka-Ranchi-Dumka Express, Hatia-Bardhaman-Hatia MEMU Express, Kharagpur-Ranchi-Kharagpur MEMU Express, Hatia-Kharagpur-Hatia Express, Hatia-Tatanagar-Hatia Express, Patna-Ranchi-Patna Express, Jhargram-Dhanbad-Jhargram MEMU Express, Bardhaman-Hatia-Bardhaman MEMU Express, Dumka-Ranchi-Dumka MEMU Express, and Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City Passenger Special. Several other trains will have their routes changed, including the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express, Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express, Dhanbad-Alappuzha Express, Anand Vihar-Hatia Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special, and Puri-New Delhi-Puri Express.

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. ...
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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.