The South East Central Railway's Raipur Railway Division is carrying out track work between Bhatapara and Hathband railway stations. This involves girder launching and blockages on the middle line. This work will eliminate the need for road users to stop at the level crossing gate during train operations in the coming...
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days. Due to this work, the railway has canceled several passenger special trains on Friday, October 18th and 19th, including the 08261 Bilaspur-Raipur Passenger Special, 08275 Raipur-Junagadh Road Passenger Special, 08276 Junagadh Road-Raipur Passenger Special, and 08280 Raipur-Korba MEMU Passenger Special. The 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express and 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express will be controlled for one hour on Friday. Additionally, several other trains, including the 18030 Shalimar-LTT Express, 12810 Howrah-CSMT Express, 12860 Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express, 20822 Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express, 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express, 12809 CSMT-Howrah Express, and 18029 LTT Shalimar Express, will be running on altered routes or facing delays on October 18th, 19th, and 20th.

The Indian Railways will be undertaking a girder launching operation at Level Crossing Number 387, located between Bhatapara and Hathband railway stations in the Raipur Railway Division. This work requires a four-hour block on the Up and Middle lines, scheduled for October 17th from 22:00 hours to October 18th at 02:00...
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hours. Due to this, several passenger trains will be canceled or rerouted. Trains 08261 (Bilaspur-Raipur Passenger Special) and 08275 (Raipur-Junagarh Road Passenger Special) will be canceled on October 18th. On October 19th, trains 08276 (Junagarh Road-Raipur Passenger Special) and 08280 (Raipur-Korba MEMU Passenger Special) will also be canceled. Additionally, Train 12860 (Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express) and 22894 (Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express) departing from Howrah on October 17th will be delayed for one hour. Simultaneously, platform extension and widening work at Kasara station in Mumbai Division of Central Railway will impact train operations. Train 18030 (Shalimar-LTT Express) departing from Shalimar on October 18th will be diverted via Jalgaon-Nandurbar-Bhestan-Vasai Road to reach LTT station. Train 12810 (Howrah-CSMT Express) departing from Howrah on October 18th will follow the same diverted route. On October 19th, Train 12860 (Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express) will be diverted via Jalgaon-Nandurbar-Bhestan-Vasai Road to reach CSMT, and Train 20822 (Santragachhi-Pune Humsafar Express) departing from Santragachhi will be diverted via Manmad-Ahmednagar-Daund Card Line to reach Pune station. Furthermore, Train 12869 (CSMT-Howrah Express) departing from CSMT on October 20th will be delayed by 30 minutes. Train 12809 (CSMT-Howrah Express) departing from CSMT on October 20th will be delayed by 3 hours. Train 18029 (LTT-Shalimar Express) departing from LTT on October 20th will be delayed by 2.5 hours.

Due to non-interlocking (NI) work, several trains passing through the Chakradharpur Railway Division will be diverted and rescheduled. Between October 18th and 20th, the routes of trains originating from Shalimar, Howrah CSTM, and Pune will be altered. Passengers are advised to check the revised schedule before traveling. Specifically, trains 18030...
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Shalimar LTT Express and 12810 Howrah CSTM Express will depart on October 18th via Bistan and Nandurbar. Trains 12860 Howrah CSTM and 20822 Santragachi Pune will depart on October 19th, and 12261 CSTM Howrah Express will depart on October 20th, all via Bistan and Nandurbar. Additionally, trains 12869 CSTM Howrah, 12809 CSTM Howrah, and 18029 LTT Shalimar will be rescheduled and depart on adjusted dates.

Passengers are facing significant delays on the Chakradharpur Rail Division, with numerous trains arriving hours late. Recent examples include Train 18109, the Tata Itwari Express, which arrived at Chakradharpur Station at 4:10 PM instead of its scheduled 8:00 AM arrival, resulting in an 8-hour delay. Train 12869, the Mumbai Howrah Weekly...
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Superfast Express, was also delayed by 2.5 hours, arriving at 4:20 PM instead of 1:53 PM. Train 08145, the Tatanagar Rourkela Passenger, was canceled. Other trains, including the South Bihar Express (13287), the Rishikesh Puri Utkal Express (18478), and the Rourkela Howrah Vande Bharat Express (20872), experienced delays ranging from 35 minutes to 2 hours. On the up-line, Train 22862, the Ara Durg South Bihar Express, was delayed by 6 hours, and Train 12871, the Howrah Titlagarh Ispat Express, arrived at 3:20 PM instead of its scheduled 11:20 AM arrival. While the DRM is holding daily meetings to address these delays, they are attributed to ongoing track maintenance work and are expected to be resolved soon.

Passengers traveling through the Chakradharpur Railway Division are facing significant delays due to the late running of trains. This issue has been ongoing for the past two months, particularly affecting trains on the Mumbai-Howrah route. Recently, the delay has extended to local trains as well. On Monday, Train No. 18109 (Tata...
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Itwari Express) arrived at Chakradharpur station 8 hours late, reaching at 4:10 PM instead of 8:00 AM. Train No. 12869 (Mumbai Howrah Weekly Superfast Express) arrived 2.5 hours late at 4:20 PM. Train No. 08145 (Tatanagar Rourkela Passenger) was cancelled. Train No. 13287 (South Bihar Express) arrived 35 minutes late, and Train No. 18478 (Rishikesh Puri Utkal Express) arrived approximately 2 hours late. The Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 20872) from Rourkela to Howrah was 40 minutes late. On the upline, Train No. 22862 (South Bihar Express) from Ara to Durg was 6 hours late. Train No. 12871 (Howrah Titlagarh Isapat Express) arrived at 3:20 PM instead of 11:20 AM. The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) is holding daily meetings to address the issue, which is attributed to ongoing track maintenance activities. The DRM is also holding meetings on Saturdays and Sundays to address the problem, and they expect improvements soon.