The Indian Railways is constructing a road overbridge between Champa and Saragaon, requiring a five-day block for girder launching. This will disrupt train services, leading to cancellation of eight trains between July 19th and August 9th. The affected trains include the 08736 Bilaspur-Raigarh MEMU Special, 08735 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08738 Bilaspur-Raigarh...
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MEMU Special, 08737 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08734 Bilaspur-Gevra Road MEMU Special, 08733 Gevra Road-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08732 Bilaspur-Korba MEMU Special, and 08731 Korba-Bilaspur MEMU Special. Additionally, the 08861 Gondia-Jharsuguda MEMU Special will terminate at Bilaspur, while the 08862 Jharsuguda-Gondia MEMU Special will depart from Bilaspur on the specified dates. The railway administration is providing this information in advance to avoid inconvenience for passengers.

Due to girder launching for the construction of an overbridge between Champa and Saragaon, 8 MEMU trains on the Bilaspur-Korba-Raigarh route will be canceled for 5 days in July and August. The cancellations will occur on July 19, 20, 29, 30, and August 4, 5, 8, and 9. During this period,...
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Train number 08861 Gondia-Jharsuguda MEMU Special will terminate at Bilaspur on July 20, 21, 30, and August 5, 9, while Train number 08862 Jharsuguda-Gondia MEMU Special will depart from Bilaspur to Gondia on the same dates. The train will be canceled between Jharsuguda and Bilaspur. The following MEMU trains will also be canceled: - Train number 08736 Bilaspur-Raigarh MEMU Special on July 19, 20, 29, August 4, 8 - Train number 08735 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08738 Bilaspur-Raigarh MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08737 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08734 Bilaspur-Gevra Road MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08733 Gevra Road-Bilaspur MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08732 Bilaspur-Korba MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 - Train number 08731 Korba-Bilaspur MEMU Special on July 20, 21, 30, August 5, 9 These cancellations are due to the railway's decision to expedite infrastructure work.

The Indian Railways is currently focused on completing infrastructure development projects. This requires the cancellation of some train services, which is causing inconvenience to passengers. However, the railway administration understands the issue but deems it necessary to improve train operations and timings. The modernization of signaling systems will increase the capacity...
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of the rail sections, allowing for the operation of three trains simultaneously. The majority of the signaling work is complete.

The Indian Railways is undertaking track improvement works on the Akaltara-Naila section, which involves installing side tracks and automated signaling. This will enhance train capacity and allow for simultaneous operation of three trains on the section. However, this work will temporarily disrupt train services, impacting 16 trains completely and 5 trains...
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partially. Some trains will be terminated at Bilaspur, while others will not operate beyond Bilaspur. These disruptions are necessary for future improved and efficient train operations. The list of affected trains includes the 18113/18114 Tatanagar-Bilaspur Express, 12070/12069 Gondia-Raigarh Janshatabdi Express, 18252 Korba-Raipur Hasdev Express, 08737/08738 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08735/08736 Raigarh-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08732/08731 Korba-Bilaspur MEMU Special, 08280/08279 Raipur-Korba Passenger Special, 08210 Bilaspur-Korba Passenger Special, 08861/08862 Gondia-Jharsuguda MEMU Special, 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express, 18109 Tatanagar-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express, 18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 12251 Yashvantpur-Korba Express, and 12410 Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express.

Due to siding connectivity and auto signaling work on the Akaltara-Naila section of the South East Central Railway Bilaspur division, 21 express and passenger trains will be cancelled and 11 trains will be terminated before reaching their destination from July 12th to 16th. This has caused inconvenience to passengers, particularly those...
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holding confirmed tickets to Delhi, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra, who now need to reschedule their travel. The Railway has refunded 10,000 tickets so far. The cancellations come at a time when many migrant workers are returning home after the agricultural season and summer holidays, and students are travelling to bigger cities for education. This has resulted in full occupancy and waiting lists exceeding 300 in many trains. The railway officials claim that they are working to complete the work as soon as possible to increase train speed after completion.