The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted a safety inspection on the 20 km long Neora-Jatdumri rail section of the Fatuah-Islampur New Railway Line with Material Modification for Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Sheikhpura New Lines on October 8, 2026. Besides, a speed trial at 120 km per hour (kmph) was also conducted from Jatdumri to Neora.
With this, work on the Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Sheikhpura New Lines has been completed.
The project involves construction of a new line between Fatuah and Islampur with material modification for Neora-Daniawan-Biharsharif-Barbigha-Sheikhpura New Lines in the state of Bihar with an investment of Rs 14.73 billion. It is being executed in sections namely Fatuah-Islampur (43 km), Neora-Daniawan (42.2 km), Daniawan-Biharsharif (38.28 km), Biharsharif-Barbigha (19 km) and Barbigha-Sheikhpura (26 km). The Daniawan-Bihar Sharif section was commissioned in July 2015. Earlier, the CRS conducted a safety inspection on the 18 km long Sarsa Jamalpur-Asthawan rail section in September 2025.