Due to repair work on a cracked bridge on the Nagpur-Chhindwara line, the Nagpur-Shahdol-Nagpur Express (11201/11202) will be operating on a changed route from September 6th to December 6th. The Nagpur-Shahdol Express (11201) departing from Nagpur will take the Nagpur-Amla-Chhindwara route, while the Shahdol-Nagpur Express (11202) departing from Shahdol will take...
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the Chhindwara-Amla-Nagpur route. Additionally, the Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Itwari-Rewa Express (11754-11753) will now make a stop at the Tumsa Road station, starting September 7th for 11754 and September 8th for 11753. This will provide direct rail service to the area for travel to both Nagpur and Rewa. The South East Central Railway Nagpur Division has also resumed the suspended MEMU train services between Gondia-Wadsa-Chandafort, with train 08806 Gondia-Wadsa MEMU restarting on September 7th, train 08808 Wadsa-Chandafort MEMU restarting on September 8th, and train 08805 Chandafort-Gondia MEMU restarting on September 8th, all operating on their previous schedules.

A bridge (Bridge No. 94) on the Sivni-Itwari railway section, between Bhandarkund and Bhimalgondi, has developed cracks. The railway board sent a team to inspect the bridge and prepare a report on the cause of the cracks and preventive measures. A new bridge will be constructed, for which the tender process...
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will take at least a month. The construction of the new bridge is estimated to take 5-6 months, which would mean that train services between Sivni and Nagpur will be disrupted for six months. The incident occurred despite the DRM (Divisional Railway Manager) inspecting the bridge on August 22nd and declaring it to be in good condition. This has raised questions about the effectiveness of the inspection. The bridge was built at a cost of 2.5 crores and has already incurred maintenance expenses of 3.5 crores in just three years. The bridge has been a subject of controversy since its construction, with the CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety) raising concerns about the quality of work. The bridge had been permitted to operate trains at a speed of 20 km/h and required 24-hour monitoring. The entire project, encompassing the Chhindwara-Sivni-Nanpur-Mandla Fort railway line and the Chhindwara-Itwari line, cost a combined 2700 crores and was completed after seven years of construction. Although train services are available, they are frequently canceled, causing inconvenience to passengers.

Several train services in the South Eastern Railway zone will be cancelled and rerouted due to line block work at various stations in the Chakradharpur Division. The Itwari and Bilaspur Express from Tatanagar is cancelled on September 6th, 14th, 21st and 28th. The Tata-Guwa MEMU train is cancelled on September 9th,...
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15th, 22nd and 29th. Tata-Badampahar and Tata-Rourkela MEMU trains are cancelled on September 9th, 11th, 18th and 25th. Santragachi-Rani Kamalapati Express will be cancelled on September 12th, Shalimar-Bhuj Express on September 10th, Santragachi-Pune Express on September 13th and 21st, Bilaspur-Patna Express from September 13th to 22nd and Howrah-Express on September 13th and 22nd. The Utkal Express will run on an alternate route on September 17th and the Tata-Bengaluru and Yashwantpur Express will run on an alternate route on September 27th.

Chhindwara MP Bunty Vivek Sahu has been actively pursuing the development of his district since assuming office. He met with the Union Railway Minister and the Union Road Transport Minister, requesting the resumption of several train stops, the introduction of new trains, and the construction of a four-lane highway. He specifically...
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requested the introduction of a train line from Narsinghpur to Sagar, the double-tracking of the Chhindwara-Nagpur line, and the resumption of the Dada Dhaam Express. He also requested the inclusion of a stop for the Patalkot Express at Sonagirji, a Jain pilgrimage site, to cater to the religious needs of the local population. Additionally, he advocated for the introduction of the Duranto Express from Chhindwara to Mumbai, the extension of the Vande Bharat Express to Chhindwara from Nagpur and to Ujjain and Indore, and the reinstatement of the stops for various trains at Pandhurna, which has recently been elevated to a district. These stops were previously discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.