PATNA: As many as 10 special passenger trains have been given temporary stoppages at Barahiya and four others at Gahmar station that falls under the jurisdiction of the Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR).
The chief public relations officer (CPRO) of the ECR, Rajesh Kumar, told this reporter on Thursday that the step had been taken to help the local people travel conveniently.
“The Howrah-Rajendra Nagar Terminal (02351/02352), Dhanbad-Patna (03331/03332), Hatia-Gorakhpur (05027/05028), Tata-Danapur (08183/08184) and Bhagalpur-Danapur (03401/03402) special passenger trains halt temporarily at the Barahiya station. The Howrah-Prayagraj Rambag (02333/02334) and Howrah-Amritsar (03005/03006) special passengers, on the other hand, have been given stoppages at the Gahmar station,” the CPRO said.
Meanwhile, the railways has extended the service of the Raxaul-Secunderabad special passenger (07025/07026) till November 1 to cope with the rush of the passengers on this route.
ECR GM inspects Patna-Gaya section: The general manager (GM) of the ECR, Anupam Sharma, conducted a window trailing inspection of the Patna-Gaya (PG) section of the Danapur division on Thursday. He reviewed the fitness of the tracks, safety measures being adopted at the railway crossing gates and the development projects being carried out in the division. Danapur’s divisional railway manager, Sunil Kumar, and other senior officials of the ECR accompanied the GM during the inspection. Earlier, Sharma had called on governor, Phagu Chauhan, at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday.
