Due to the construction of a third railway line between Rajnandgaon and Nagpur stations in Maharashtra, the Indian Railways has announced the cancellation of around 72 trains and route changes for 28 others between August 4th and 20th. The third line project involves extensive interlocking work between Rajnandgaon and Kalamna stations,...
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affecting a total of 100 trains, including the Vande Bharat Express. The railway administration is spending approximately 3,540 crores for the 228 km third line connectivity project. The affected trains include numerous MEMU specials, Express trains, and even the prestigious Vande Bharat Express.

Train tickets from Bhopal to Delhi, Mumbai, and Nagpur are in high demand, especially for travel on August 17th, due to Raksha Bandhan festivities. Most trains to Delhi on that date have a waiting list of 50 or more. The Shatabdi and Vande Bharat Express trains have available seats, with the...
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Shatabdi having over 130 vacant seats in CC class and over 10 in EC class. The Vande Bharat Express from RKMP to Hazrat Nizamuddin has 660 vacant seats in CC class and 30 in EC class. Other trains, such as the Rewanchal Express and the Gondwana Superfast Express, have waiting lists for sleeper and 3rd AC classes. The Gondwana Superfast Express is canceled before Raksha Bandhan. Several trains to Mumbai also have waiting lists for sleeper and 3rd AC classes. Trains to Nagpur on August 17th also have waiting lists, with some even showing no available seats.

Due to ongoing construction of a third line on the Rajnandgaon-Kalamna section of the Nagpur Division of Central Railway, several passenger trains passing through Bhopal Division have been canceled. This includes the Chhattisgarh Express and Gondwana Express, among others. The cancellations are scheduled for specific dates in July and August. ...
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Affected trains and their cancellation dates are listed below: 1. Train No. 18237 (Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express) canceled from its originating station on August 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 15th. 2. Train No. 18238 (Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express) canceled from its originating station on August 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 17th. 3. Train No. 12410 (Hazrat Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express) canceled from its originating station on August 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 17th. 4. Train No. 12409 (Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express) canceled from its originating station on August 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 19th. 5. Train No. 12441 (Bilaspur-New Delhi Express) canceled from its originating station on July 15th. 6. Train No. 12222 (Howrah-Pune Duronto Express) canceled from its originating station on August 15th. The railway department has requested passengers to check the train status through NTES/139 to avoid any inconvenience.

The South East Central Railway Nagpur Division is undertaking electronic interlock work on the Rajnandgaon-Kalmna rail section for the construction of a third line. The pre-non interlocking work will be carried out from August 4th to 13th, and the non-interlocking work from August 14th to 19th. Consequently, 16 passenger trains and...
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56 express trains, including the Vande Bharat Express, have been cancelled on various dates in August. The affected trains include the 20825 Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express, 20826 Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express, 18239 Korba-Itwari Express, 12856 Itwari-Bilaspur Express, 12855 Bilaspur-Itwari Express, 18240 Itwari-Bilaspur Express, 18109 Tata Nagar-Itwari Express, 18001 Itwari-Tatanagar Express, 11201 Nagpur-Shahdol Express, 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express, 12834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Express, 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Geetajanli Express, 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Geetajanli Express, 18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express, 18030 Shalimar-LTT Express, 18029 LTT-Shalimar Express, 12410 Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express, 12409 Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gondwana Express, 11756 Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express, 11753 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Rewa Express, 12771 Secunderabad Raipur Express, 12772 Raipur-Secunderabad Express, 22846 Hatia-Pune Express, 22845 Pune-Hatia Express, 12880 Bhubaneswar-LTT Express, 12879 LTT-Bhubaneswar Express, 12812 Hatia LTT Express, 12811 LTT-Hatia Express, 12442 New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express, 12441 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, 12222 Howrah-Pune Duronto Express, 20857 Puri-Sainagar Shirdi Express, 12993 Gandhigram-Puri Express, 12994 Puri-Gandhigram Express, 12939 Okha-Bilaspur Express, 22940 Bilaspur-Okha Express, 20822 Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express, 20821 Pune-Santragachi Humsafar Express, 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express, 22893 Sainagar Shirdi Howrah Express, 12767 Sahib Nanded-Santragachi Express, 12768 Santragachi-Sahib Nanded Express, 22905 Okha-Shalimar Express, 22906 Shalimar-Okha Express, 22973 Gandhigram-Puri Express, 22974 Puri-Gandhigram Express, 22827 Puri-Surat Express, 22828 Surat-Puri Express, 20823 Puri-Ajmer Express, 20824 Ajmer-Puri Express.