35 Bihar-bound trains cancelled, Vande Bharat among 42 others affected on September 28
On September 28, Indian Railways canceled 35 trains heading to Bihar, while diverting 33 others and short-terminating or short-originating 9 due to non-interlocking work at Rajendra Pul. The ongoing work aims to build a new rail bridge parallel to the existing Rajendra Bridge near Mokama, Bihar, which will connect multiple junctions.
The new bridge, 1.9 km in length, has been in operation since 1959. Historical data indicates that the single railway line of the existing bridge cannot be expanded due to technical constraints, leading to the approval of the parallel double-line bridge in the 2015-16 Rail Budget at a cost of Rs 1,491.47 crore. Several trains, including Howrah-Mokama Express, Howrah-Jaynagar Express, Jaynagar-Howrah Express, Patliputra-Gorakhpur Express, and Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Janseva Express, were affected by these cancellations and diversions.
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