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Heavy Rain Shifts Rambagh Train Operations to Jhunsi Station
Heavy rain flooded parts of Prayagraj city.
Rambagh station is in a low area, so water collected on its tracks and yard.
Because of this, four passenger trains were temporarily moved to Jhunsi station.
Workers are trying to remove the water, but it keeps flowing back.
Other major stations, including Prayagraj Junction, were reported to be operating normally.
Several neighborhoods also had flooding, and some homes were affected.
Akhilesh Yadav blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for the poor conditions.
Railway officials said the immediate problem was caused by heavy rain and the station’s location.
Waterlogging at Rambagh station temporarily shifted four passenger trains to Jhunsi station.
Rambagh’s low-lying yard accumulated water after heavy rainfall in Prayagraj.
Railway officials said efforts to drain the water were complicated by returning flows.
Trains at Prayagraj Junction, Naini and Prayagraj Chheoki were reported to be running normally.
Water entered some ground-floor homes, while Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Uttar Pradesh government over the flooding.
- Who
- North Eastern Railway officials, North Central Railway officials and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
- What
- Four passenger trains were temporarily shifted from Rambagh to Jhunsi because of waterlogging.
- Where
- Rambagh station and several low-lying areas of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Thursday, after heavy rainfall over the previous 24 hours.
- Why
- Water accumulated in Rambagh’s low-lying yard and disrupted train operations.
Railway Officials
Akhilesh Yadav
Cause and response to flooding
Railway Officials
Railway officials attributed the disruption to heavy rainfall and Rambagh station’s low-lying location, saying efforts were underway to drain the water.
Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav described the conditions as serious and criticized the Uttar Pradesh government, alleging that development funds had been mishandled while thousands of homes remained waterlogged.
Key facts
- Affected station
- Rambagh station
- Temporary operating station
- Jhunsi station
- Passenger trains affected
- Four trains normally originating and terminating at Rambagh
- Reported cause
- Waterlogging after heavy rain
- Other stations operating normally
- Prayagraj Junction, Naini and Prayagraj Chheoki
- Flooded areas
- Alopibagh, Daraganj, Allahpur, Sobatiyabagh and George Town
- Political response
- Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Uttar Pradesh government over the waterlogging
Quotes
Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party president
“These are serious conditions in Prayagraj. Anyone else, after swallowing Rs one lakh crore in the name of Prayagraj’s development, would be so ashamed on seeing thousands of houses in this waterlogged condition that they would leave power.”
thehansindia.com
“Prayagraj city is flooded following heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours. Rambagh station is located in a low‑lying area and water has accumulated in its yard. Efforts are being made to drain the water, but it is flowing back.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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