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...
more...

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 South East Central Railway has announced changes to the composition of two trains: Train No. 12851/12852 Bilaspur Jn. – Dr. MGR Chennai Central – Bilaspur Jn. Superfast Express and Train No. 22815/22816 Bilaspur Jn. – Ernakulam Jn. – Bilaspur Jn. Superfast Express. The changes will take effect on different dates...
more...

for each direction of travel. The revised composition of both trains includes fewer AC Three Tier coaches and more General Second Class coaches after the specified dates. Both trains will have 1 AC First Class coach, 2 AC Two Tier coaches, 1 AC Three Tier Economy coach, 6 Sleeper Class coaches, 1 Divyangjan Friendly coach, and 1 Luggage cum Brake Van.

The Bilaspur Railway Division has decided to add extra general and sleeper coaches to 14 trains to alleviate overcrowding. This initiative, effective from October and November, aims to improve travel comfort for passengers, especially during the festive season. The focus is on adding two extra general coaches to most trains, with...
more...

additional sleeper coaches being added to some. This will increase the capacity of these trains by 2460 seats. The decision comes due to the increasing demand for these coaches, particularly during the festive season, and the challenges faced due to the limited availability of LHB coaches. The railway is strategically adding these coaches to ensure that passengers have a comfortable journey and are not forced to cancel their trips due to overcrowding.

Due to pre-commissioning works for new railway lines between Asifabad Road and Rechni Road stations on the Kazipet Balharshah section, numerous express trains passing through Tamil Nadu are being canceled or rescheduled. The cancellations affect trains originating from or terminating in Tamil Nadu, impacting numerous routes and departure dates between June...
more...

23rd and July 8th, 2024. A complete list of affected trains and their specific cancellation dates is provided below.

Due to non-interlocking work in the Ballarshah section of South Central Railway, several trains will be affected between June 17th and July 6th. Trains passing through Gondia and Nagpur will be cancelled or diverted. This work will impact trains between Asifabad Road and Rechni Road stations near Kazipet junction. ...
more...

Specifically, several long-distance express trains between Bilaspur, Tirunelveli, Ernakulam, Kochuveli, Korba, Raxaul, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, and Patna will be cancelled on certain dates. Other trains like the Visakhapatnam-New Delhi, Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam, Puri-Okha, Okha-Puri, and Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Express will be diverted to run via Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Raigarh-Raipur-Nagpur. Additionally, on July 5th, railway work will affect train traffic between Kausbahal-Rajgangpur in the Chakradharpur division, resulting in the cancellation of the Tatanagar-Itwari Express and a seven-hour delay for the Howrah-CSMT Duronto Express.