9 km in 2.5 hours, Bihar passenger train delay triggers protest Passengers alleged that the automatic signalling system, introduced to improve efficiency and safety, has instead become a daily source of harassment. Trains are being stopped one after another without proper coordination, resulting in multiple rakes getting trapped between signals with no clear information provided to passengersAdvertisementAngry passengers protested at the outer signal and reportedly confronted the train driver. Jahangir AlamSamastipur,UPDATED: Jan 2, 2026 08:03 ISTEdited By: Zafar AbbasSerious flaws have surfaced in the newly implemented automatic signalling system on the Samastipur–Barauni rail section, which has left the passengers stranded for hours. On Thursday, a passenger train heading to Katihar took nearly two and a half hours to cover a distance of just nine kilometres, triggering chaos and protests at the outer signal between Samastipur and Ujiarpur. The Samastipur–Katihar passenger train (63308) departed Samastipur at 12:55 pm and was scheduled to reach Ujiarpur by 1:05 pm.
