Bilaspur mein, travellers are facing train delays for a whole year now, and the situation has gotten even worse. Many trains are cancelled, and some are running on diverted routes. Even trains on their regular routes are running late, causing immense trouble for passengers. The Indore-Puri Humsafar Express...
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and Pune-Santragachi Express were both late by nine hours, and the South Bihar Express coming from Durg to Bilaspur was late by three hours. The trains were overcrowded, and the lack of basic facilities like fans and misting machines made the situation worse. The absence of adequate security personnel from the Railway Protection Force (GRP) added to the problems. A train, the Howrah-CSTM Gitaanjali Express, was rerouted without any notification to passengers, leading to confusion and frustration.