On Sunday, Charbagh railway station in Lucknow witnessed a massive crowd of devotees traveling to the Kumbh Mela. The arrival of the Ganga Gomti Express overwhelmed the station's infrastructure. GRP and RPF personnel attempted to manage the situation, but the sheer number of passengers caused significant disruptions. Similar... overcrowding occurred with the arrival of the Lucknow Prayagraj Intercity and Bareilly Prayagraj Express trains. Passengers bypassed designated pathways, boarding trains directly from the tracks. This resulted in overcrowding on all train carriages, causing inconvenience to those with reserved tickets.
Sunday ke din, Lucknow ke Charbagh railway station pe Maha Kumbh jaane wale devotees ki bahut zyada bheed thi. Ganga Gomti Express ke aane se situation completely out of control ho gaya. GRP aur RPF ke jawans situation handle karne ki koshish kar rahe the, lekin bheed itni zyada thi ki... unka bhi kuchh nahi ho paya. Yaatri tracks se hote hue train ke bogies mein ja rahe the. Yehhi situation Lucknow Prayagraj Intercity aur Bareilly Prayagraj Express ke aane pe bhi dekhne ko mili. Enquiry counter pe bhi bahut zyada bheed thi. Prayagraj jaane wali trains ke announcement hote hi devotees platform pe tracks cross karne lagte the. Unhone sleeper se lekar AC bogies tak saari seats occupy kar li, jisse reserved tickets wale passengers pareshan ho gaye.
निर्माणाधीन आरओबी व आरयूबी के संपर्क पथ से नहीं होगा वाहनों का परिचालन
Following a car accident on an incomplete bridge in Bareilly, the Railway Board has banned vehicle movement on the access roads of under-construction ROBs and RUBs. Executive Engineer Anupam Singh sent a letter to all GMs instructing them to allow traffic only after receiving a completion certificate from senior railway... officers. This is to prevent accidents on incomplete elevated structures and ROBs/RUBs. Signage must be installed, roads closed, and all safety measures implemented. The incident highlighted issues at an incomplete ROB near Kapurpura railway crossing on the Muzaffarpur-Kapurpura rail section. The incomplete ROB lacks lighting, hindering the completion of the Madhaul-Lasgaripur bypass and the doubling of the Muzaffarpur-Sugauli rail section. The NHIA has requested a mega traffic block from the railways to install girders. The access road to the ROB is only 80% complete and in poor condition, particularly the section under the ROB connecting Sahabajpur village to Kapurpura station.
Bareilly mein ek adhoore pool pe car accident ke baad, Railway Board ne under-construction ROB aur RUB ke contact path pe vehicles chalane pe rok laga di hai. Executive Engineer Anupam Singh ne sabhi GM ko letter bheja hai, instructions dete hue ki senior railway officers se completion certificate milne ke... baad hi traffic start karein. Yeh adhoore elevated structures aur ROB/RUB pe accidents rokne ke liye hai. Sign board lagane hain, roads band karne hain, aur sabhi safety measures lene hain. Muzaffarpur-Kapurpura rail section ke Kapurpura railway crossing ke paas ek adhoora ROB hai, jismein lighting nahi hai, isliye Madhaul-Lasgaripur bypass aur Muzaffarpur-Sugauli rail section ka doubling kaam rukha hua hai. NHIA ne girders lagane ke liye railways se mega traffic block maanga hai. ROB ka access path sirf 80% complete hai aur bohot kharab condition mein hai, Sahabajpur village se Kapurpura station tak.
महाकुम्भ : प्रयागराज रूट की ट्रेनों के आने-जाने तक डटे रहेंगे जवान
An alert has been issued to control crowds at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow during the Maghi Purnima snan (holy bath). GRP and RPF personnel will be deployed on platforms and will constantly monitor train carriages. CCTV cameras will also monitor platforms. This action follows an incident where pilgrims... occupied the engine driver's seat of an overcrowded train to Varanasi. A similar incident occurred on Friday night at Charbagh station, where passengers, unable to find space on the Bareilly-Prayagraj Express, spilled onto the tracks. The alert emphasizes maintaining order and ensuring smooth train operations.
Maghi Purnima snan ke doran Lucknow ke Charbagh railway station pe bheed ko control karne ke liye alert jaari kiya gaya hai. GRP aur RPF ke jawan platforms pe taiyaar rahenge aur continuously bogies ka nireekshan karenge. CCTV cameras se har platform pe nazar rakhi jaayegi. Yeh action Varanasi jaane wali... over crowded train mein engine mein ghusne waale pilgrims ki incident ke baad liya gaya hai. Friday raat ko bhi Charbagh station pe Bareilly Prayagraj Express mein jagah na milne se passengers track pe aa gaye the. Alert ka maksad hai order maintain karna aur trains ko smoothly chalane dena.
MahaKumbh 2025: प्रयागराज का संगम रेलवे स्टेशन बंद, श्रद्धालुओं की भारी भीड़ के चलते लिया गया फैसला
Due to the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, massive crowds are overwhelming the city, exceeding expectations even beyond the main bathing days. On Sunday, severe traffic jams persisted for hours on all roads leading into Prayagraj. The Sangam Railway Station had to be temporarily closed due to overcrowding. ... Over 1.57 crore pilgrims had bathed in the Sangam by 8 PM on Sunday, with a total of 43.57 crore pilgrims having bathed between January 13th and February 9th. The police attributed the jams to the sheer number of vehicles and passengers trying to get as close as possible to the Sangam. Parking further from the mela area is being utilized (e.g., Nehru Park and Bela Kachar, with capacities of 20-25,000 vehicles), while closer parking lots (IER and Baghaara) with capacities of only 4-5,000 vehicles, fill up first. The North Central Railway implemented a one-way system at Prayagraj Junction for passenger safety and ease of movement, with entry from the City side and exit towards Civil Lines, utilizing directional passenger shelters and various ticketing options.
Prayagraj mein Maha Kumbh Mela ki wajah se, bathing days ke alawa bhi, logon ki bheed bahut zyada hai, expectations se bhi zyada. Sunday ko, Prayagraj ke saare raston pe kai ghante tak jam raha. Zyaada bheed ki wajah se Sangam Railway Station ko band karna pada. ... Sunday sham 8 baje tak 1.57 crore se zyada log Sangam mein nahane gaye, aur 13 January se 9 February ke beech 43.57 crore log nahane gaye. Police ne kaha ki itna traffic jam vehicles aur passengers ki wajah se hai jo nazdeek aane ki koshish kar rahe the. Door ki parking jaise Nehru Park aur Bela Kachar (20-25 hazaar vehicles) use ki jaa rahi hai, nazdeek ki parking (IER aur Baghaara, 4-5 hazaar vehicles) pehle hi bhar jaati hai. North Central Railway ne Prayagraj Junction pe one-way system laga diya hai safety ke liye, City side se entry aur Civil Lines ki taraf se exit, directional shelters aur different ticketing options ke saath.
কর্মী সংকটে উত্তর-পূর্ব সীমান্ত রেল, অবসরপ্রাপ্তদের অস্থায়ী নিয়োগ
Indian Railways is facing a severe staff shortage due to a lack of new recruitment and a large number of experienced employees retiring. To address this, the Northeast Frontier Railway zone is temporarily re-employing retired staff. This affects five divisions: Tinsukia (778), Lumding (606), Rangiya (65), Alipurduar (68), Katihar (6),... and Maligaon (101). These retirees will fill vacancies across various departments, including engineering (555), signals & telecom (396), mechanical (278), operations (198), and workshops. Applications are open from February 7th to 28th, 2024, via a specified portal. The re-employment is for two years, with salaries based on their previous pay minus pension.
Indian Railways ko staff ki bahut kami ka samna karna pad raha hai, kyunki nayi recruitments nahin ho rahi hain aur kai experienced employees retire ho gaye hain. Isse nibatne ke liye, Northeast Frontier Railway zone apne retired staff ko temporary basis pe fir se naukri de raha hai. Paanch divisions... affected hain: Tinsukia (778), Lumding (606), Rangiya (65), Alipurduar (68), Katihar (6), aur Maligaon (101). Yeh retired log different departments mein vacancies bhar rahe hain, jaise engineering (555), signals & telecom (396), mechanical (278), operations (198), aur workshops. Applications 7 February se 28 February, 2024 tak ek specific portal pe open hain. Re-employment do saal ke liye hai, aur salary unke pehle ke pay minus pension hogi.
Loco pilots and their families in Mangaluru protested at Mangaluru Junction railway station on February 8th against excessive workload and denial of leave. They demanded an 8-hour workday for goods trains and 6 hours for passenger trains, along with the removal of a CCRC official. Protesters cited instances of... leave denial even in family emergencies, leading to salary deductions. The All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) plans to submit a memorandum to the DRM; if demands aren't met, they will abstain from work. Accompanying news items include the 75th birthday and silver jubilee of episcopal ordination of Bishop Dr. Gerald Issac Lobo in Udupi; Sikkim CM and Karnataka Deputy CM taking a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam during Maha Kumbh; Manipur CM Biren Singh's resignation; a drowning incident in Mangaluru; successful removal of a foreign body from a child in Mangaluru; water storage beginning at Jakribettu barrage benefiting Mangaluru; and a lorry crashing into a bus stop in Mangaluru.
Mangaluru Junction railway station pe 8 February ko loco pilots aur unke family members ne zyada workload aur chhutti nahin milne ke khilaf protest kiya. Unhone goods train ke liye 8 ghante aur passenger train ke liye 6 ghante ka kaam ka demand kiya, saath hi CCRC official ko hataane ki... bhi maang rakhi. Protest karne walon ne bataya ki family emergency mein bhi chhutti nahin mili, jisse salary cut hui. All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) DRM ko ek memorandum dene wali hai; agar demands puri nahin hui toh woh kaam se dur rahenge. Dusri news mein Udupi mein Bishop Dr. Gerald Issac Lobo ka 75th birthday aur episcopal ordination ka silver jubilee, Maha Kumbh mein Sikkim CM aur Karnataka Deputy CM ka Triveni Sangam mein holy dip, Manipur CM Biren Singh ka resignation, Mangaluru mein ek drowning incident, Mangaluru mein ek bachche se foreign body nikalne ki successful surgery, Jakribettu barrage se Mangaluru ko fayda, aur Mangaluru mein ek lorry ka bus stop se takkar marne ki khabar bhi hai.
Around 1200 Goan devotees traveled to Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela via a free train service provided by the Goa government's Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yojana. The train, departing Madgaon on February 6th at 8:30 AM, was initially expected to arrive near Prayagraj in 34 hours. However, due to delays caused by... waiting for other trains, the journey took an extra six hours. Upon arrival, devotees faced an arduous 8km walk to the Triveni Sangam (confluence) due to inaccurate information about its proximity to the station. Despite the unexpected delays and long walk in cold weather (temperatures as low as 10°C), devotees successfully participated in the Kumbh Mela rituals and were scheduled to return at 1 AM on February 22nd.
Goa Sarkar ke Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yojana ke through, 1200 Goan devotees ko Prayagraj Kumbh Mela mein free train journey di gayi thi. 6 February ko subah 8:30 baje Madgaon se chali train, initially 34 hours mein Prayagraj ke paas pahunchne wali thi, lekin dusri trains ko wait karne ki wajah... se, 6 hours ka delay hua. Station se Sangam tak 8 km ka walk karna pada, kyunki station se Sangam ki distance ke baare mein galat information thi. Thande mausam (10°C tak temperature) mein itni lambi journey ke baavajood, devotees ne Kumbh Mela mein participate kiya aur 22 February ko raat 1 baje return journey shuru karne wale the.
After train mishap, SER wants subway at Kalunga with Odisha government sharing cost
Following a fatal accident at Kalunga level-crossing (LC) 215 on December 17, 2024, where two commuters were killed and two critically injured, the South Eastern Railway (SER) proposed a subway alongside the existing, delayed road-over-bridge (ROB) project. The SER, currently undertaking a 50/50 cost-shared ROB project (SER's share: Rs 25.27... crore, state's share: Rs 30.87 crore), has requested the Odisha government to share half the estimated Rs 7.25 crore subway cost (Rs 3.62 crore). The busy crossing sees 154 trains and thousands of vehicles daily. The ROB, originally slated for completion by December 2025, is now expected to be finished three years later. The Kalunga Bikash Parishad (KBP) thanked local officials for their role in pushing for the subway.
17 December 2024 ko Kalunga level-crossing (LC) 215 pe ek accident ke baad, jismein do commuters mar gaye aur do badly injured hue, South Eastern Railway (SER) ne existing, delayed road-over-bridge (ROB) project ke saath ek subway banane ka proposal diya hai. SER, currently 50/50 cost-shared ROB project (SER's share:... Rs 25.27 crore, state's share: Rs 30.87 crore) kar raha hai, Odisha government se estimated Rs 7.25 crore subway cost ka aadha share (Rs 3.62 crore) maang raha hai. Busy crossing se rozana 154 trains aur hajaro vehicles guzarte hain. ROB, jisko December 2025 tak complete hone ki ummeed thi, ab teen saal aur lagega. Kalunga Bikash Parishad (KBP) ne local officials ko subway ke liye support karne ke liye thank you bola.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) is extending Visakhapatnam-Gorakhpur (08588/08587) special train services for two more trips due to high demand for Maha Kumbh Mela. The 08588 will depart Visakhapatnam on February 10th and 22nd at 10:20 PM, arriving in Gorakhpur on February 12th and 24th at 7:30 PM. The 08587 will... depart Gorakhpur on February 13th and 25th at 5:45 PM, arriving in Visakhapatnam on February 15th and 27th at 3:55 PM. Several other trains are impacted by non-interlocking works at Khammam station: 18519, 18520, 18111, and 18112 are cancelled; 18045, 18046, 11019, 11020, and 22849 are diverted, with several stoppages eliminated along the diverted routes. Specific stoppages and diversions are detailed in the text.
Maha Kumbh Mela ke liye zyada passengers, pilgrims aur devotees ke rush ko dekhte hue, East Coast Railway (ECoR) ne Visakhapatnam-Gorakhpur (08588/08587) special trains ko do aur trips ke liye extend karne ka faisla kiya hai. 08588 Visakhapatnam se 10 February aur 22 February ko raat ke 10:20 PM par... chalega, aur Gorakhpur 12 February aur 24 February ko shaam ke 7:30 PM par pahunchega. Gorakhpur se 08587 13 February aur 25 February ko shaam ke 5:45 PM par chalega, aur Visakhapatnam 15 February aur 27 February ko dopahar ke 3:55 PM par pahunchega. Khammam station par non-interlocking kaam ke karan kai trains cancel, divert aur reschedule hue hain: 18519, 18520, 18111, aur 18112 cancel hue hain; 18045, 18046, 11019, 11020, aur 22849 divert hue hain, aur unke kai stations band hue hain. Zyada details text mein hain.
Bilaspur Railway Division's DRM, Rajmal Khoiwala, reviewed the modernization of Pendra Road, Bijuri, and Ambikapur stations under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme on Saturday. At Pendra Road station, he inspected the points in the Bilaspur end yard, Passenger Reservation System (PRS), circulating area, panel room, and crew lobby. He... also inspected ongoing construction work at Bijuri and Ambikapur stations, focusing on circulating areas, crew lobbies, running rooms, and passenger waiting rooms. The DRM emphasized quality and instructed officials to complete the work within the deadline. The project aims to improve passenger amenities.
Bilaspur Rail Mandal ke DRM, Rajmal Khoiwala ne, Saturday ko Amrit Bharat Station Yojana ke tahat Pendra Road, Bijuri aur Ambikapur stations ke modernization ka review kiya. Pendra Road station pe, unhone Bilaspur end yard ke points, Passenger Reservation System (PRS), circulating area, panel room, aur crew lobby ka deep inspection... kiya. Bijuri aur Ambikapur stations pe bhi unhone circulating area, crew lobby, running room aur passenger waiting room mein chal rahe construction work ka jaayza liya. DRM ne quality pe special dhyan diya aur officials ko deadline mein kaam pura karne ke instructions diye. Yeh project passengers ko modern aur better facilities dene ka aim rakhta hai.