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.

On October 17th, from 10 PM to 2 AM, a girder launching operation will take place at Level Crossing 387 between Bhatapara and Hathband railway stations in the Raipur Railway Division. This will require a block on the 3rd up and middle lines, leading to the cancellation of four passenger special...
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trains on October 18th and 19th. Additionally, a few trains will be delayed by an hour on October 17th, including the Howrah-Mumbai Gitaanjali Express and the Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express. In separate news, the Sarnath Express will be cancelled for 76 days from December 2nd to February 27th due to the anticipated dense fog in North India during the winter season. The cancellation will affect passengers traveling to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.

The South East Central Railway's Raipur Railway Division has canceled four trains and adjusted the timings of two trains on Friday, October 17th, 2023. This is due to girder launching work between Bhatapara and Hathband railway stations on the third up and middle line, which will take place from 10:00 PM...
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on October 17th to 2:00 AM on October 18th, blocking train operations for four hours. This work will eliminate the need for road users to stop at the level crossing gate during train operations, enhancing both road and rail traffic flow. The canceled trains include the 08261 Bilaspur-Raipur Passenger Special departing Bilaspur on October 18th, the 08275 Raipur-Junagadh Road Passenger Special departing Raipur on October 18th, the 08276 Junagadh Road-Raipur Passenger Special departing Junagadh Road on October 19th, and the 08280 Raipur-Korba MEMU Passenger Special departing Raipur on October 19th. The 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express departing Howrah on October 17th and the 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express departing Howrah on October 17th will be delayed by an hour.

Millions of passengers rely on the Indian Railways for long-distance travel. Between September 26th and 29th, South East Central Railway has cancelled 9 trains due to development work between Bhatapara and Hathbandh. Travelers should check the list of cancelled trains before their journey to avoid inconvenience. Nine trains were...
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cancelled due to developmental work between Bhatapara and Hathbandh stations in Bilaspur division. The cancelled trains are: Train number 08727 Bilaspur-Raipur MEMU Special on September 26th, Train number 08719 Bilaspur-Raipur MEMU Special on September 26th and 29th, Train number 08261 Bilaspur-Raipur Passenger Special on September 27th, Train number 08275 Raipur-Junagadh Road Passenger Special on September 27th, Train number 08276 Junagadh-Raipur Road Passenger Special on September 28th, Train number 08280 Raipur-Korba Passenger Special on September 28th, Train number 08728 Raipur-Bilaspur MEMU Special on September 29th, Train number 08734 Bilaspur-Gevra Road MEMU Special on September 29th, and Train number 08733 Gevra Road-Bilaspur MEMU Special on September 29th. Two trains, Train number 12860 Gitajali Express and Train number 22894 Howrah Sai Nagar Shirdi Express, will be delayed by 2 hours on September 26th.

Due to the construction of a road under bridge in the Bhatapara-Hatband section, several passenger trains have been cancelled and some will be delayed. The railway authorities will conduct a power block on September 26th, 27th, and 29th for launching a relieving girder. The Gitaंजलि and Shirdi Express will be delayed...
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by two hours on September 26th. On September 29th, the Gondia-Jharsuguda-Gondia MEMU special train will be canceled between Bilaspur and Gondia. Four express trains will operate on a revised route due to work on a third line in the Chakradharpur division of the South Eastern Railway. The Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Kalinga Utkal Express will operate via Jharsuguda Road-EB between September 25th and 27th. The Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Kalinga Utkal Express will operate via EB-Jharsuguda Road between September 25th and 27th. The Durg-Ara South Bihar Express will operate via Sini-Kandra between September 25th and 27th, while the Ara-Durg South Bihar Express will operate via Kandra-Sini between September 24th and 26th.