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Bihar Train Alert: Over 50 Trains Cancelled, Routes Diverted from Sep 21 to Oct 4
- •More than 50 trains in Bihar will be cancelled from September 21 to October 4, with routes of many others changed.
- •Rail traffic will be affected due to major construction works in Danapur and Sonepur divisions.
- •Work includes doubling the rail bridge at Rajendra Pul station and strengthening the Dinkar Gram Simaria-Barauni rail section.
- •Key cancelled trains include Howrah-Patna Superfast Special, Mithilanchal Express, and Ganga Sagar Express.
- •Howrah-New Delhi Duronto will run via Kiul-Gaya-Grand Chord; Purva Express and others via Jhajha-Kiul-Sheikhpura-Biharsharif-Bakhtiyarpur.
Key Questions Answered
Rail traffic is affected due to major construction works underway in the Danapur and Sonepur divisions. The Railways is carrying out pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking (NI) work to connect the doubling of the rail bridge at Rajendra Pul station and strengthen connectivity on the Dinkar Gram Simaria-Barauni rail section.
More than 50 trains will remain cancelled on different dates, including the Howrah-Patna Superfast Special, Howrah-Mokama Express, Howrah-Raxaul Express, Kolkata-Ara Garib Rath, Kolkata-Jaynagar Express, Mithilanchal Express, Tirhut Express, Ganga Sagar Express, and Howrah-Darbhanga Express.
Trains are being operated via alternative routes, such as the Howrah-New Delhi Duronto running via Kiul-Gaya-Grand Chord. Meanwhile, the Purva Express, Akal Takht Express, Gurumukhi Superfast, and Vibhuti Express are operating via Jhajha-Kiul-Sheikhpura-Biharsharif-Bakhtiyarpur.
