The main villages are Nidi, Sohana, Rajdhani, Mithi Dara, Haripur, Bala Dara, Zerein Dara, Chanaga Gai and Bera Kothara.
With the introduction of faster trains like the Rajdhani and Sampark Kranti, Purushottam Express still manages to run packed 365 days a year.
The accident occurred at 10:40 PM, when the Eastern Railway's high-speed, luxury Rajdhani Express train derailed on a 300-foot bridge over the Dhave River near the town of Rafiganj near Gaya.
A separate Ranchi Rajdhani (Train no. 12439/12440) via Grand Chord route is also there via Bokaro, Gomoh, Gaya.
The train was one of the last Rajdhani Express trains to be introduced in the 20th century, making its inaugural run in 1997 after the estwhile metre gauge lines between Ahmedabad and Delhi through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana were converted to broad gauge.