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.

Due to infrastructure work at Kasara Station on the Central Railway, some passenger trains will be operating on altered routes on October 18th and 19th, 2024. The Shalimar-LTT Express (Train No. 18030), Howrah-CSMT Express (Train No. 12810), Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express (Train No. 12860), and Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express (Train No. 20822) will...
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all take different routes. The Shalimar-LTT Express and the Howrah-CSMT Express will take a route via Jalgaon-Nandurbar-Bhestan-Vasai Road, while the Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express will take a route via Manmad-Ahmednagar-Daund Cord Line.

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.

A young elephant, eight months old, was killed when it was hit by a goods train in the Bandamunda area of Chakradharpur Rail Division. Two other elephants, including a young one, were injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 9:44 PM on Monday, halting train operations for five hours. The...
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train driver's assistant was briefly detained by the forest department but later released after questioning. The incident happened as a herd of 23 elephants was crossing the railway track, and one of them got hit by a goods train called 'N Box'. The forest department sent the injured elephants to a safe location in the Sagwan forest for treatment. Several trains were delayed due to the train stoppage, including the Samaleswari Express. The forest department had informed the railway authorities about the elephants in the area for the past three-four days, but no concrete steps were taken, according to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO). The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM) stated that several measures have been taken to prevent elephants from entering the railway tracks, including iron barricading and speed control in elephant zones.