Buxar: A railway doctor and his team assisted a 25-year-old woman in delivering a healthy baby boy aboard the Ahmedabad-Barauni Express at Buxar railway station on Sunday after she went into labour while returning home for Durga Puja.The woman, Lalita Devi, wife of Dinesh Kumar and a resident of Danapur in Patna, was travelling with her husband in the train’s S-2 coach. Her husband works at a textile factory in Surat, and the couple were returning home to celebrate the festival.Railway authorities received information about Lalita developing labour pain after the train left DDU station. Buxar station manager Rajat Saxena immediately arranged medical assistance. When train number 19483 reached Buxar at around 11 am, railway doctor Hariom Pathak rushed to the S-2 coach with his team. After assessing the woman’s condition, the medical team assisted her in delivering the baby inside the train. Both the mother and newborn received immediate medical attention.Following the delivery, Pathak advised the couple to get down at Buxar and seek further medical care to ensure proper monitoring of the mother and child. However, the couple chose to continue their journey to their native place. The medical team provided the necessary advice and assistance before the train resumed its journey.The train remained halted at Buxar station for around 30 minutes during the operation.Pathak said under railway provisions, a child born aboard a train is eligible for a travel pass for train journeys until adulthood.The timely intervention by the railway doctor and station officials ensured that the mother and newborn received medical assistance during the journey.
