The Indian Railways is undertaking an important project to connect the third railway line between Rajnandgaon and Kalmana, a part of the larger Rajnandgaon-Nagpur third rail line project. This 228 km long third rail line is being constructed at a cost of 3,540 crore rupees. The project aims to enhance passenger...
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convenience by improving train speed and punctuality. The work involves connecting the third rail line to the Kalmana railway station and will be completed in two phases. To facilitate the work, the Indian Railways has cancelled 72 trains between August 4th and 20th. The cancellations include special MEMU trains, express trains, and Vande Bharat Express, affecting various routes and destinations. The project aims to provide better infrastructure and smoother travel for passengers.

Indian Railways has canceled 21 trains, including MEMU and passenger trains from Raipur to Durg and trains to South India, due to ongoing upgrade works on the Raipur-Durg section. The work will take place from April 19th to 21st, impacting 19 trains and causing 8 others to terminate before their destination....
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Additionally, construction of a third line on the Secunderabad railway division from April 27th to May 21st will lead to the cancellation of two south-bound trains and the rerouting of eight others.

The South East Central Railway (SECR) has canceled 27 train services in Chhattisgarh due to infrastructure development work. The work will take place on April 20th and 21st, 2024, between Saroona and Kumhari stations on the Raipur-Durg section. The cancellation affects multiple MEMU passenger trains originating from Raipur, Durg, and Dongargarh....
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The affected trains include MEMU passenger trains running between Raipur-Durg, Raipur-Dongargarh, Durg-Raipur, Dongargarh-Bilaspur, and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Raipur.

Due to level crossing work between Silary and Mandhar stations, the Railways has cancelled 7 trains passing through Rajnandgaon and Dongargarh stations till April 17th. Trains 08267 Raipur-Itwari on 15th and 16th, 08268 Itwari-Raipur on 16th and 17th, 18109 Itwari-Tata Express on 16th, 18239 Korba-Itwari on 15th, Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali on 16th,...
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and the JD Memu special between Gondia and Bilaspur on 15th and 16th are cancelled. The Gondia-Barouni train on 15th will be diverted but cancelled between Katni and Gondia.

The Geetanjali Express between Howrah and Mumbai will be cancelled on April 14th and 16th due to a power block in the Raipur Division. The power block is for construction of a Road Over Bridge (RoB) between Siliari and Mandar stations. The block will start at 11 pm on April 14th...
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and end at 3 am on April 15th. This cancellation affects other trains as well, including the Raipur-Itwari MEMU passenger special, the Itwari-Raipur MEMU passenger special, the Tata Nagar-Itwari train, the Itwari-Tata Nagar train, the Korba-Itwari train, and the Itwari-Bilaspur train.