Due to the scorching heat, numerous trains passing through Chakradharpur Railway Division are experiencing significant delays daily, causing inconvenience to passengers. While passengers face discomfort in crowded compartments, the railway has yet to address this issue despite repeated complaints, fueling public discontent. On Tuesday, trains like 12129 Pune-Howrah Azad Hind Express...
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(19 hours late), 12767 Huzur Sahib Nanded Santragachhi Express (4 hours late), 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Gitaanjali Express (2.5 hours late), 13287 (nearly 2 hours late), 20821 Pune Santragachhi Humsafar (15 hours late), 18478 Yognagari Rishikesh Puri Utkal Express (nearly 6 hours late), and 18110 Itwari Tata Nagar (nearly 6 hours late) faced delays. The delays have led to frequent rescheduling of trains like 08479, 18478, 12022, 12129, and 12130, causing further inconvenience to passengers. Furthermore, MEMU trains operating within the division, such as 08145 Tata-Rourkela MEMU and 08163 Chakradharpur-Rourkela MEMU, are also facing delays, taking 4-5 hours to cover the 101 km distance between Chakradharpur and Rourkela, often arriving at Rourkela station after 10 pm, causing inconvenience to passengers in reaching home due to lack of transport options. Local organizations have submitted petitions to the railway, but there has been no substantial improvement in the train situation, leading to growing public dissatisfaction.

Due to platform expansion work and non-interlocking operations at the CSMT station in Mumbai, the Duronto Express trains running both ways on the South East Central Railway have been cancelled. Additionally, three trains have been terminated at Dadar station before their destination, and four trains will start their journey from Dadar....
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This will cause inconvenience to passengers traveling from Raipur, Bilaspur, and other cities to Mumbai and Howrah. Specific train cancellations include: Train No. 12262 Howrah-CSMT Duronto Express on May 31st, and Train No. 12261 CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express on June 2nd. Train No. 12810 Howrah-CSMT Superfast Mail Express will terminate at Dadar station from May 16th to 31st, while Train No. 12870 Howrah-CSMT Express will terminate at Dadar on May 18th and 31st. Train No. 12860 Howrah-CSMT Gitaanjali Express will terminate at Dadar on May 31st. Train No. 12106 Gondia-CSMT Express will terminate at Dadar on May 31st and June 1st. The following trains will start from Dadar: Train No. 12809 CSMT-Howrah Mail Express on June 1st, Train No. 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express on June 2nd, Train No. 12859 CSMT-Howrah Gitaanjali Express on June 1st and 2nd, and Train No. 12105 CSMT-Gondia Express on June 1st.

The Central Railway's Mumbai division, specifically the CSMT station, is undergoing platform expansion and yard improvements. These infrastructure upgrades will disrupt train schedules, leading to cancellations and terminations at earlier stations. While this will cause inconvenience, the long-term benefits include faster and more punctual train operations and improved station facilities. The...
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railway acknowledges the impact on passengers but emphasizes the future gains. The schedule changes include the cancellation of the 12262 Howrah-CSMT Duronto Express on May 31st and the 12261 CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express on June 2nd. Other trains will be terminated at Dadar station, including the 12810 Howrah-CSMT Superfast Mail Express (May 31st), 12870 Howrah-CSMT Express (May 18th and 31st), 12860 Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express (May 31st), and the 12106 Gondia-CSMT Express (May 31st and June 1st). Additionally, the 12809 CSMT-Howrah Mail Express (June 1st), 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express (June 2nd), 12859 CSMT-Howrah Gitanjali Express (June 1st and 2nd), and the 12105 CSMT-Gondia Express (June 1st) will depart from Dadar station.

Due to girder launching work between Silyari and Mandhar railway stations under the Raipur Rail Division, Level Crossing No. 407, km 812/07-09, from April 14th to 17th, certain train operations have been cancelled. On April 14th, train number 18109 Tatanagar-Itwari Express and train number 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Geetajanli Express have been cancelled....
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Similarly, on April 16th, train number 18110 Itwari-Tatanagar Express and train number 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Geetajanli Express have been cancelled. Additionally, train number 08862 Jharsuguda-Gondia Special, scheduled to depart from Jharsuguda on April 15th and 16th, will only operate up to Bilaspur. Similarly, train number 08861 Gondia-Jharsuguda Special, scheduled for April 15th and 16th, will operate only up to Bilaspur. These cancellations may cause inconvenience to passengers.

The East Coast Railway's Titlagarh-Singapur Road section will undergo non-interlocking work for the construction of a third railway line between Lanjigarh Road, Ambodala, and Dahikhala stations from April 21st to 24th, 2024. This work will affect train operations. Trains 08527/08528 (Raipur-Visakhapatnam Special Passenger) and 08275/08276 (Raipur-Junagadh Road Special Passenger) will be...
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canceled between April 15th and 24th, 2024. Train 18573 (Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express) will depart 2 hours and 30 minutes late from Visakhapatnam on April 15th and 18th, 2024. Train 12808 (Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Express) will depart 2 hours late from Nizamuddin on April 22nd, 2024. The East Central Railway's Asansol Division will conduct girder launching work between Madhupur and Mathurapur stations on the Sitarampur-Jhajha section on April 14th and 21st, 2024. Train 17321 (Vasco-da-Gama-Jasidih Junction Express) will terminate at Madhupur station on April 12th and 19th, 2024. The South Eastern Railway's Chakradharpur Division will perform girder launching work at level crossings between Rourkela and Jharsuguda stations on April 20th, 2024. This will cause the cancellation of train 18109/18110 (Tatanagar-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Itwari)-Tatanagar Express) on April 20th, 2024. The Central Railway will modernize the Chalisgaon Junction yard and construct a third railway line on April 15th and 16th, 2024. Train 12859 (Mumbai-Howrah Gitaanjali Express) will depart 2 hours and 55 minutes late from Mumbai on April 16th, 2024. Train 112880 (Bhubaneswar-Kurla Express) will run on an alternate route via Jalgaon-Udhana Junction-Vasai Road-Dhilwan on April 15th, 2024.