Thousands of devotees, known as Dak Bam, traveling by motorcycles, and on foot, flocked to Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Koperia, Sonbarsa Kachhari, and Dhamara Ghat stations on Sunday, heading towards Mansi via Munger, Chhara Patti, and the northern bank of the Ganges to take holy dips. The crowd was particularly dense at Simri...
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Bakhtiyarpur station, with devotees overflowing onto the platform and tracks, creating a safety hazard. Despite the heavy influx of people, the railway police presence at Simri Bakhtiyarpur station was minimal, raising concerns about potential accidents. The devotees were traveling to Baba Mateshwar Dham in Mansi for the Shravani Mela, and the railway was their primary mode of transport. The Simri Bakhtiyarpur station witnessed heavy crowds on all morning trains. While the trust and the sub-divisional administration had informed the railway authorities about the large crowds, only two RPF personnel were deployed at the station, proving insufficient for crowd control and security.

East Central Railway has announced the re-assignment of train numbers for 133 passenger trains, effective from July 1st. These trains, previously operating with special numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, will revert to their original numbers. The changes affect various routes, including Saharsa-Samastipur, Barauni-Samastipur, Sonpur-Barauni, Saharsa-Samastipur, Barauni-Danapur, Barauni-Patna, Katihar-Samastipur, Katihar-Sonpur, Barauni-Patna, Saharsa-Samastipur,...
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Katihar-Barauni, Katihar-Samastipur, Saharsa-Samastipur, Saharsa-Samastipur, Barauni-Samastipur. While the train numbers have been altered, the timings remain unchanged.

The special status of 18 passenger trains operating in the Samastipur railway division has been removed, bringing down the fare by ₹20. These trains were running with a special status during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in fare by ₹30. Previously, these trains were charging express fares between Samastipur...
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and Saharsa, despite being passenger trains. This resulted in an extra collection of ₹23.36 crore over the past four years. Passengers were paying ₹60 for a journey between Samastipur and Saharsa, while the actual fare was ₹35. The removal of the special status will benefit passengers as they will now pay the regular fare of ₹10 for passenger trains.