The South East Central Railway (SECR) will be undertaking electronic interlocking work for connecting the third line between Rajnandgaon-Kalmana rail section to Kalmana railway station. The pre-non-interlocking work will be carried out from August 4th to 13th, and the non-interlocking work will be conducted from August 14th to 19th. This work...
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is part of the Rajnandgaon-Nagpur Third Rail Line project, costing 3540 crores. Due to this work, some trains will be cancelled, terminated before their destination, and some will operate on altered routes. Here are the details: **Cancelled Trains:** Several trains operating between Wardha and Gondia will be cancelled. **Terminated Trains:** Trains like 12105 Mumbai-Gondia Express (from Mumbai), 11039 Kolhapur-Gondia Express (from Kolhapur) will be terminated at Wardha. **Routed Trains:** Several trains including 12807 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Express, 20843 Bilaspur-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express, 12151 LTT-Shalimar Express, 22512 Kamakhya-LTT Express, 13425 Malda-Surat Express, 20917 Indore-Puri Express, 22815 Bilaspur-Ernakulam Express, 22847 Visakhapatnam-LTT Express, 22620 Tirunelveli-Bilaspur Express, and 22648 Kochuveli-Korba Express will be operating on altered routes. Please refer to the detailed information provided in the text for specific train numbers, dates, and affected routes.

The Nagpur Division of Central Railway conducted a special drive against unauthorized vending, apprehending 27 vendors selling unauthorized food items, water bottles, and snacks in trains and at stations. The drive was conducted from May 7th to 10th, involving catering inspectors, ticket checking staff, and RPF personnel. The vendors were...
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selling items like cooked food, unauthorized water bottles, packaged snacks, soft drinks, and tea/coffee without permission. The railway administration warned of strict action against anyone found indulging in unauthorized vending activities on trains or at stations. Passengers were advised to report such incidents to authorities for immediate action. On May 7th, four vendors were caught at Nagpur station. On May 8th, a fine of INR 20,000 was imposed on a vendor selling water bottles and mango juice on train number 11040. Nine vendors were caught at Nagpur station on May 10th, and 14 more were caught on trains between Nagpur and Ballarshah stations.

The Pune-Miraj railway line in the Pune division of Central Railway will undergo track doubling and various engineering, signaling, and telecommunications works from Tangaon-Masur-Shirwade section. This will lead to traffic blockage until February 22nd, resulting in cancellations of certain train services. Trains like the Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express, Kolhapur-Pune trains will be...
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cancelled for 3 to 4 days. Several other trains will also experience schedule changes. Some trains like the Kolhapur-Pune Express (01024) on February 20th, Kolhapur-Pune (01024) and Pune-Kolhapur Express (01023) on February 21st, Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express (11030), Mumbai-Kolhapur Koyna Express (11029) on February 22nd, and Pune-Kolhapur Express (01023) on February 23rd, have been completely canceled. Other trains will be partially canceled. The Kolhapur-Satara DEMU (01542) departing on February 21st and 22nd will terminate at Karad, while the Satara-Kolhapur DEMU (01541) will start its journey from Karad on the same dates. The Pune-Kolhapur Express (11425) departing on February 21st and 22nd will terminate at Satara, and the Kolhapur-Pune Express (11426) will start its journey from Satara on these dates. The Gondia-Kolhapur Maharashtra Express (11040) departing from Gondia on February 21st will terminate at Pune, and the Kolhapur-Gondia Maharashtra Express (11039) departing from Kolhapur on February 22nd will start its journey from Pune. Additionally, several trains like the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Yesvantpur Express (12630) departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin on February 21st, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16505) departing from Bengaluru on February 21st, will be rerouted. The Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express (11030) departing from Kolhapur on February 17th and 18th will depart two hours late at 10:15 AM. The Mysore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (12781) departing from Mysore on February 16th, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16534) departing from Bengaluru on February 18th, Pune-Kolhapur Express (11425) departing from Pune on February 19th, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16508) departing from Bengaluru on February 19th, Miraj-Pune Special (01424) departing from Miraj on February 20th, and Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco Goa Express (12780) departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin on February 21st will be regulated for various durations within the section.

The Indian Railways is implementing track doubling works on the Sangli-Miraj Junction section of the Central Railway from December 25th, 2023 to January 6th, 2024. This will affect train operations, leading to some trains terminating earlier than their usual destinations. Train 11040 Gondia-Kolhapur Express, departing from Gondia on January 5th, 2024,...
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will only travel up to Pune. Train 11039 Kolhapur-Gondia Express, scheduled to depart from Kolhapur on January 6th, 2024, will instead depart from Pune and travel to Gondia. Meanwhile, the South East Central Railway's Visakhapatnam-Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakund Express (trains 20807 and 20808) is temporarily adding an AC-03 coach for enhanced passenger comfort and availability of confirmed seats. This additional coach will be available on train 20807 departing Visakhapatnam on December 29th and train 20808 departing Amritsar on December 31st. In a separate effort, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), South East Central Railway has conducted an operation named 'Narcos' against drug smugglers, resulting in the arrest of 119 individuals and seizure of narcotics worth over ₹1.56 crore. This operation, launched in June 2022, has stepped up vigilance on trains and identified black spots across the country, collaborating with the Narcotics Control Bureau and other law enforcement agencies to crack down on drug trafficking.

The Central Railway's Pune division has announced a rail block for doubling the Sangli-Miraj railway line and remodeling the Miraj railway yard. This block will affect several trains between December 26th, 2023 and January 6th, 2024. Several trains, including 01023/24 Pune-Kolhapur Pune Special, 22155/56 Kalburgi Kolhapur Kalburgi, 01423/24 Pune Miraj Pune...
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Special, 11412/11 Miraj Parli Vaijnath Miraj DEMU Express, 01546/45 Miraj Kurduwadi Miraj DEMU Special, 01543/44 Miraj Kolhapur Miraj DEMU Special, 01547 Miraj Kolhapur DEMU Special, and 01549/50 Sangli Miraj Sangli DEMU Special will be completely canceled. Additionally, some trains including 11404 Kolhapur Nagpur Express, 11045 Kolhapur Dhanbad Diksha Bhoomi Express, 12494 Miraj Hazrat Nizamuddin Darshan Express, and 16541 Yashwantpur Pandharpur Express will be canceled on specific dates. Several other trains including 11040/39 Gondia Kolhapur Gondia Maharashtra Express, 16589/90 Bengaluru Miraj Bengaluru Rani Chennamma Express, 17415/16 Kolhapur Tirupati Kolhapur Hari Priya Express, 11046 Dhanbad Kolhapur Diksha Bhoomi Express, and 11403 Nagpur Kolhapur Express will be partially canceled with altered routes. Trains like 16210 Mysuru Ajmer Express, 16508 Bengaluru Jodhpur Express, and 16506 Bengaluru Gandhidham Express will also have altered routes on specific dates. Travelers are advised to check the Indian Railways website or helpline number 139 for updated information on their train journeys.