On April 20th, the Chakradharpur Railway Division has cancelled the operation of 6 trains due to developmental work. Passengers will face inconvenience due to the cancellation. The cancelled trains include 18109 and 18110 Tatanagar-Itwari-Tatanagar Express (both Up and Down), 08167 and 08168 Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Rourkela MEMU Special, and 18175 and 18176 Hatia-Jharsuguda-Hatia MEMU...
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Express (both Up and Down). The railway authorities did not specify the location of the developmental work within the Chakradharpur division.

A six-hour mega block was implemented on February 7th between Rourkela and Jharsuguda in the Chakradharpur railway division. This resulted in the cancellation of several trains, including the 18109-18110 Tata Itwari Tata, 08167-08168 Rourkela-Jharsuguda Rourkela MEMU, 18175-18176 Hatia Jharsuguda Hatia MEMU, 08163-08164 Chakradharpur Rourkela Chakradharpur MEMU, and 08121-08122 Birmitrapur Barasuan Passenger....
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Additionally, the 20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express was short-terminated at Jharsuguda on February 7th, operating as 20835 on its return journey. The 12871 Howrah Titlagarh Ispat Express was short-terminated at Chakradharpur and the 22862 Kantamanji Howrah Ispat Express was terminated at Jharsuguda. Furthermore, several trains were rescheduled, including the 12261 CSTM Howrah Duronto (3.45 minutes), 22511 LTT Kamakhya (six hours), 12836 SMBHT Hatia (three and a half hours), 13288 Rajendranagar Durg South Bihar Express (three hours), and 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh Puri Utkal Express (three hours and 15 minutes). The mega block also disrupted the schedules of trains passing through Chakradharpur.

On February 7th, the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway will be undergoing developmental work, leading to a power block on the line. This will affect several trains operating on the Tata-Chakradharpur-Rourkela rail route. Five pairs of passenger trains have been canceled by the South Eastern Railway. The Vande Bharat...
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Express and Ispat Express, which run between Puri-Rourkela and Howrah-Titlagarh respectively, will be short-terminated. The Vande Bharat Express will terminate at Jharsuguda and the Ispat Express at Chakradharpur. The Ispat Express will run as a passenger special from Chakradharpur to Howrah. The Kantabaji-Howrah Ispat Express will also terminate at Jharsuguda and continue as a passenger special from Jharsuguda to Titlagarh.

The Chakradharpur Railway Division will be undertaking non-interlocking work on the up line between Chakradharpur and Bisra and the down line between Jharsuguda and Rourkela. This work will result in the cancellation of several trains on these routes. A mega block will be in place between Chakradharpur and Bisra every Wednesday,...
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including January 3rd, 10th, and 17th, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Similarly, a mega block will be in place between Jharsuguda and Rourkela on the down line every Saturday, including December 30th, January 6th, 13th, and 20th, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM. As a result, the following trains will be canceled on the specified dates: Train No. 08163/08164 Chakradharpur Rourkela Chakradharpur MEMU Special on January 3rd, 10th, and 17th. Train No. 08168/08167 Jharsuguda Rourkela Jharsuguda MEMU Special on December 30th, January 6th, 13th, and 20th. Train No. 18125/18126 Rourkela Puri Rourkela Express on December 30th, January 6th, 13th, and 20th. Train No. 18109 Tata Itwari Express on December 30th, January 6th, 13th, and 20th. Train No. 18110 Itwari Tata Express on January 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd due to the unavailability of a rake. Train No. 18175 Hatia Jharsuguda MEMU Passenger on December 30th, January 6th, 13th, and 20th. Train No. 18176 Jharsuguda Hatia MEMU Passenger on December 31st, January 7th, 14th, and 21st due to the unavailability of a rake.

On Thursday night, Naxalites detonated a bomb between Mahadevshal and Posoita stations, damaging the third railway line. As a result, the Chakradharpur Railway administration canceled the operation of 4 express and 16 MEMU passenger trains on Friday. The cancellation caused inconvenience to passengers. The railway stated that the trains were canceled...
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due to a shortage of rakes. The affected trains included 18107 Rourkela Jagdalpur Intercity Express, 18113 Tata Bilaspur Express, 18012 Chakradharpur Howrah Express, 08109 Tata Itwari Express, 08167/08168 Rourkela Jharsuguda Rourkela, 08163/18164 Chakradharpur Rourkela Chakradharpur MEMU Passenger, 08145/08146 Rourkela Tata Rourkela Passenger, 08147/08148 Tata Badampahar Tata Passenger, 18175/18176 Jharsuguda Hatia Jharsuguda, 08121/08122 Biramitrapur Barsuan Biramitrapur Passenger, 08174 Tata Asansol Passenger, 08055 Tata Kharagpur Passenger, 08697 Jhadgram Purulia Passenger, 08133 Tata Gua MEMU, and the 18114 Bilaspur Tata Express departing from Bilaspur on December 23rd.