The South Eastern Railway's Adra Division has announced cancellations and route changes for several trains on June 2nd, 2024, due to essential maintenance work. Affected trains include the Asansol-Tatanagar Express (13512/13511), the Tatanagar-Buxar Express (18183/18184), the Adra-Asansol MEMU Special (08659/08658), and several other MEMU trains. Some train routes are altered,...
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including the Adra-Birbhum MEMU Special (08647/08648), the Asansol-Tatanagar MEMU Special (08173), and the Tatanagar-Hatia Express (18601). The 03466 Digha-Malda Town Summer Special has also been rescheduled for departure at 11:00 am instead of 5:00 am on June 2nd. Passengers are advised to check train status before travelling and make alternative travel arrangements if necessary.

The Chakradharpur Railway Division has announced the cancellation of three pairs of trains and the short termination and origination of two trains due to ongoing railway development work. The cancelled trains include 08173/08174 Asansol-Tatanagar-Asansol MEMU Special (departing on April 24th and 26th), 08698/08697 Jhargram-Purulia-Jhargram MEMU Special (departing on April 24th and...
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26th), and 18601/18602 Tatanagar-Hatia-Tatanagar Express (departing on April 24th and 26th). Train number 13512 Asansol-Tatanagar Express will be short-terminated at Purulia on April 26th, while the return journey (Train number 13511 Tatanagar-Asansol Express) will originate from Purulia on April 26th. The service of train 13512/13511 Asansol-Tatanagar-Asansol Express will be cancelled between Purulia and Tatanagar.

The Tatanagar-Asansol Express train will soon be extended to Koderma, providing a new travel option for passengers from Tatanagar, Chandil, and other stations. This proposal was raised during a recent meeting of the South Eastern Railway Zone Divisional Committee in Ranchi by Rajya Sabha MP Samir Oraon. The extension will allow...
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hundreds of rural passengers to access Koderma through Madhupur and New Giridih. According to Arun Joshi, a member of the South Eastern Railway Zone Advisory Committee, extending the train to Koderma will benefit the railway by providing a direct train service from Tatanagar to Giridih. The responsibility of operating the Tata-Asansol Express will be with the East Central Zone, Hajipur. South Eastern Railway Zone Kolkata officials have assured the MP that they will contact East Central Zone Hajipur regarding the proposal. Currently, there are no trains running from Tatanagar to Koderma during the day, except for the Purushottam Express. The Tatanagar-Asansol Express currently reaches Asansol at 5:00 PM and departs for Tatanagar at 9:00 AM the next day, causing congestion due to idle coaches. The train could easily travel between Asansol and Koderma, a distance of 182 km, in 14 hours. The new arrangement will require the railway to clean and repair the train's carriages in Koderma instead of Asansol, as the train departs for Asansol just a few hours after arriving in Tatanagar. Tatanagar has several local train sets that operate on different routes after arriving at the station.

The Tatanagar-Asansol Express train is soon expected to be extended to Koderma via Giridih. This extension will provide a new travel option for passengers from Tatanagar, Chandil, and other stations to Koderma and Giridih. This proposal was raised by Rajya Sabha MP Samir Oraon during the South Eastern Railway Zone Divisional...
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Committee Meeting in Ranchi. According to the MP, extending the train's route after Asansol through Madhupur and New Giridih to Koderma will provide a new transportation facility for hundreds of rural passengers in remote areas. Arun Joshi, a member of the South Eastern Railway Zone Advisory Committee, added that direct train service from Tatanagar for Giridih passengers will be beneficial to the railways as well. The responsibility for operating the Tata-Asansol Express falls under the East Central Zone, Hajipur. The South Eastern Railway Zone officials in Kolkata have assured the MP that they will contact the East Central Zone Hajipur regarding his suggestion. Currently, there are no direct trains from Tatanagar to Koderma after the Purushottam Express. Regarding the operational aspects, the Tatanagar-Asansol Express currently departs Tatanagar at 5 pm and reaches Asansol station. The train then departs for Tatanagar at 9 am the next day. This leads to congestion due to idle coaches. However, the train can easily travel between Asansol and Koderma (182 km) in 14 hours. The new arrangement would require the railway to clean and maintain the train's bogies in Koderma instead of Asansol. This is because the train departs for Asansol shortly after arriving in Tatanagar. Tatanagar has several local train rakes that move from one station to another on different routes.