The Indian Railways has released a list of the 10 trains on the Eastern Railway with the highest number of complaints received through the 'Rail Madad' app in the financial year 2023-24. The Vikramshila Express, a popular train from Bhagalpur, was ranked 10th with 2886 complaints. The Tata Nagar Express from...
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the Sealdah division topped the list with 4210 complaints. The most common complaints against the Vikramshila Express were about its late running, cleanliness, and electrical issues. The railway board has directed the Eastern Railway's Additional General Manager to take action to improve the performance of the trains with the highest complaint numbers, including the Vikramshila Express, Tata Nagar Express, Howrah-Amritsar Express, and the Kalka Mail (now Netaji Express).

The East Central Railway has announced a mega block on the Jamalpur-Kiul railway line on June 2nd, 2023, for the construction of an ROB (Road Over Bridge). This block will affect train operations between Jamalpur and Kiul from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Several passenger trains, including 03487/03488, 03477/03478, and 03433/03434,...
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will be cancelled. Other trains like 13334 Patna Dumka Express and 13236 Danapur Sahibganj Express will be rescheduled. 13409/13410 Malda Town Kiul Intercity Express will be short terminated at Jamalpur, while 13334 Patna Dumka Express will be short terminated at Bhagalpur. Some trains will be delayed and others will be regulated during this period.

The Vikramshila Express, running between Bhagalpur and Delhi, is the highest-earning train in the Malda division of the Eastern Railway, having earned ₹54.77 crore in the financial year 2023-24 and carrying over 2 million passengers. The Bhagalpur station also had a successful year, with over 5.2 million passengers and ₹40.4 crore...
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in earnings. The Eastern Railway as a whole generated ₹3600 crore in revenue, a 9% increase from the previous year. The Vikramshila Express has been in service for 47 years, having been inaugurated on March 6, 1977, and undergoing various upgrades, including the introduction of LHB coaches and electric locomotives, and a speed increase to 130 km/h. It is considered one of the best trains in the Malda zone and is expected to receive further upgrades in the future.

A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board to provide halts for 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala, Sealdah Rajdhani, and other trains at Prayagraj Junction. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping, causing inconvenience to passengers. With the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the demand...
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for halting these trains has increased. The North Central Railway Prayagraj Division hopes that the Railway Board will approve the proposal. The current list of trains without a halt at Prayagraj Junction includes the Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express (12393/12394), Sealdah-Anand Vihar West Bengal Sampark Kranti (12329/12330), Sealdah-Amritsar Superfast (12379/12380), New Delhi-Agartala Rajdhani Express (20501/20502), Bikaner-Sealdah Duronto Express (12259/12260), Ranchi-Anand Vihar Superfast (12825/12826), Bhubaneshwar-Anand Vihar Odisha Sampark Kranti (12819/12820), Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12313/12314), Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20839/20840), New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express (12273/12274), New Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Humsafar Express (12281/12282), and Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express (12367/12368).

There is good news for railway passengers. There is hope that 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala and Sealdah Rajdhani Express, will start stopping at Prayagraj Junction before the Kumbh Mela. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping. A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board regarding...
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this. It is expected that these trains will start stopping at the junction before the Kumbh Mela. A total of 264 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction, with 35 pairs (70 trains) operating daily, 108 trains operating once a week, and others operating between two to four days a week. Prayagraj is the most populous district in the state and is also known as a religious and spiritual city. Several state-level offices, including the Allahabad High Court, are located in Prayagraj. Despite being the location of the General Manager and Divisional Railway Manager offices, 24 pairs of trains do not stop here, while all of these trains stop at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, located approximately 150 km away. Considering the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj next year, a demand has been made to ensure that all trains passing through the city stop there. Currently, a proposal has been sent to the Railway Board for all non-stop trains passing through Prayagraj to stop, keeping the Kumbh Mela in mind. The Senior DCM of North Central Railway Prayagraj Division, Himanshu Shukla, states that there is hope that the board will grant permission for the trains to stop here.