On Wednesday, a young man from Assam was seriously injured after falling from the Up Avadh Express at platform number 2 of Bapudham Motihari station. He was rushed to the Sadar Hospital after receiving initial treatment by railway staff. The young man's condition is said to be critical. The incident occurred...
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when the train, number 19037, the Barouni-Bandra Avadh Express, was leaving the station at 11:21 am. The young man, identified as Ajibul Islam from Dubri district, Assam, was trying to alight the train when he fell. He sustained serious injuries to his head and body. Railway officials, including the Station Superintendent, RPF Inspector, and Railway Police Station Officer, rushed to the spot and informed the railway hospital. After first aid, he was taken to Sadar Hospital by a railway ambulance.

The Commercial Department team of Gorakhpur Railway Station, led by Station Director Jay Prakash Singh, conducted raids on four express trains and seized 1236 water bottles being sold illegally. A total of 540 bottles were seized from the Satyagraha Express (15273), 84 from Panvel Express (15068), 372 from Dadar Express (15018)...
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and 240 from Avadh Express (19037). The inspection campaign will continue under the guidance of the Chief Commercial Manager of the North Eastern Railway.

A team from the Commercial Department of Gorakhpur Railway Station conducted raids on four express trains and seized 1236 unauthorized water bottles. The station director, Jay Prakash Singh, himself seized 540 bottles from the 15273 Satyagraha Express. The other trains from which bottles were seized are: 15068 Panvel Express (84 bottles),...
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15018 Dadar Express (372 bottles), and 19037 Avadh Express (240 bottles). This inspection campaign will continue under the guidance of the Chief Commercial Manager of the North Eastern Railway.

Due to track doubling work between Harinagar and Bhairoganj stations on the Narkatiaganj-Paniyawa rail section of the Samastipur Railway Division, some train operations will be temporarily changed. The information was released through a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the Samastipur Railway Division, Senior DCM PA Pankaj Kumar. Changes...
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include the cancellation of certain trains on August 21st and 22nd, partial termination and commencement of other trains, and rerouting of trains. For example, the 19037 Bandra Terminus-Barauni Awadh Express departing on August 20th will be rerouted via Kaptanganj-Siwan-Muzaffarpur.

The LTT-Gorakhpur-LTT Express, currently operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway, might be taken over by the East Central Railway. A representative from the Betia region has requested the Railway Board to extend the route of the LTT-Gorakhpur-LTT Express to Betia. The Railway Board has yet to decide on this request,...
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but it has generated a lot of discussion within the railway department. The move comes amidst concerns about the limited availability of confirmed tickets for Gorakhpur-Mumbai trains. The extension of the route could lead to further difficulties for passengers traveling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, as the train is already full before reaching Gorakhpur. Furthermore, the Awadh Express, which previously ran from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, has already been extended to Muzaffarpur and then Barouni, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of seats available for Gorakhpur passengers. The article also mentions the introduction of a special express train between Gorakhpur and Jodhpur, as well as a special train running from New Tinsukia to Bhagat Ki Kothi via Gorakhpur. Lastly, a weekly special train will operate between Katihar and Amritsar, passing through Gorakhpur.