SAMASTIPUR, April 16 -- After nearly 11 years of delays and phased execution, the track doubling work on the 37-km Samastipur-Darbhanga section of East Central Railway (ECR) is nearing completion.

The final 11-km stretch between Rambhadrapur and Thalwara stations is now awaiting the mandatory inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), a move expected to pave the way for smoother and faster train operations between the two key Bihar stations, railway officials said.

The 16-km doubled stretch from the Samastipur side - covering Samastipur, Muktapur, Kishanpur and Rambhadrapur stations - had already been commissioned earlier. Similarly, the 10-km section from the Darbhanga side, extending up to Thalwara via Laheriasarai, is al...