This article is about various disruptions and changes to train schedules on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section in Bihar. The disruptions are due to pre-non-interlocking work from October 14th to 25th, and non-interlocking work on October 26th and 27th. These changes will increase line capacity and reduce delays in the future....
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Several trains have been canceled, including the Gorakhpur-Lucknow Gorakhpur Express (12531/12532), Lucknow Patliputra-Lucknow Express (12530/12529), Chhapra-Mathura Jhansi Express (22531/22532), Gwalior-Barauni Express (11123), Barauni-Gwalior Express (11124), and the special trains 04137, 04138, 04032, 04031, 14010, 15114, and 15113. Other trains like the Barauni-New Delhi Special (02563), New Delhi-Barauni Special (02564), Darbhanga-New Delhi Special (02569), and New Delhi-Darbhanga Special (02570) will be rerouted to avoid certain stations like Siwan, Deoria Sadar, Gorakhpur, Basti, and Aishbagh.

A special train, train number 01207/01208 Nagpur-Samastipur-Nagpur, will operate weekly from October 30th to November 14th for three trips each way. This train is being introduced to handle the extra passenger traffic during the festive season. The train will make stops at Itarsi and Bhopal stations, providing convenience to passengers traveling...
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from these locations. The train will depart from Nagpur at 10:40 AM every Wednesday from October 30th to November 13th, reaching Itarsi at 3:45 PM and Bhopal at 5:40 PM. It will arrive in Samastipur at 9:30 PM the next day. The return train, number 01208 Samastipur-Nagpur, will leave Samastipur at 11:45 PM every Thursday from October 31st to November 14th, reaching Bhopal at 11:50 AM on Friday and Itarsi at 1:55 PM on Saturday. It will finally arrive in Nagpur at 7:00 PM. The train will halt at Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Kanpur, Aishbagh, Barabanki, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Chhapra, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, and Samastipur stations.

The Railway Police in Muzaffarpur is cracking down on human trafficking. Following an investigation, five human traffickers arrested in May for attempting to abduct seven minors from the Karm भूमि Express at Muzaffarpur Junction have been found guilty. The Investigating Officer has been instructed to file a charge sheet against them...
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in the Rail Court at Sonepur, which will be done after the second week of October. The traffickers, two from Samastipur, and one each from Araria and Purnea, were apprehended by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) after the minors revealed they were being forced to work in Ambala and Bengaluru. The initial investigation led to an FIR being registered at Muzaffarpur Railway Police Station based on the RPF Daroga's statement.

General Manager (GM) of East Central Railway (ECR), Chatrasheel Singh, will conduct a window inspection of the Patliputra-Muzaffarpur-Samastipur-Lalitgram route on Wednesday. He will depart from Patliputra at 8 am in a special saloon for Lalitpur. This inspection comes after Singh's previous visit to Muzaffarpur Junction last week where he inspected cleanliness...
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and passenger amenities and issued instructions for improvement. Railway officials were busy late into the night ensuring the completion of the assigned tasks.