South Central Railway has announced changes to train services due to upgrades at Tirupati Station. From March 5th to 14th, 2024, several trains will be fully cancelled, including the Villupuram-Tirupati Express (16854 & 16853), Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), and the Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728). Additionally,...
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the Tirupati-Mannargudi Pamani Express (17407 & 17408) will be cancelled on specific dates within this period. From March 12th to 23rd, the Puducherry-Tirupati MEMU Express (16112 & 16111) will also be fully cancelled. Furthermore, some trains will be partially cancelled, including the Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728), and the Dr. MGR Chennai Central-Tirupati Sapthagiri Express (16057 & 16058). These partially cancelled trains will either be short terminated or commence service at a different station within their respective routes.

Due to various construction works on the Indian Railways, certain train services to and from Bangalore will be affected from March 6th to 31st, 2024. Some trains will be completely canceled, while others will be partially canceled or have their routes altered. Here are the details: **SWR (South Western Railway):** * Construction near...
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Level Crossing Gate No. 15 between Kengeri and Hejjala on the Bangalore division of the SWR is causing disruptions. Some trains between Bangalore and Mysore will be canceled on March 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, and 13th. * MGR Chennai Central - Mysore daily express (Train No. 16021) is canceled on March 6th and 7th. * Mysore - KSR Bangalore daily express (Train No. 20623), Bangalore - Mysore daily express (Train No. 20624), Mysore - Dr. MGR Chennai Central express (Train No. 16022) are canceled on March 7th and 8th. * Arsikere - Mysore daily express (Train No. 06267), Mysore - SMVT Bangalore daily express (Train No. 06560), SMPT Bangalore - Mysore daily special express (Train No. 06270) are canceled from March 7th to 12th. * Mysore - Arsikere daily special express (Train No. 06268), KSR Bangalore - Mysore MEMU special (Train No. 06559), KSR Bangalore - Channapatna MEMU special (Train No. 01763) are canceled from March 8th to 13th. * Mysore - KSR Bangalore MEMU special (Train No. 06526) is partially canceled between Channapatna and KSR Bangalore on March 7th and 12th. **Konkan Railway:** * Due to safety-related work between Murudeshwar and Senapur, some trains will be partially canceled on March 7th. * Train No. 16585 (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bangalore - Murudeshwar express) departing from Bangalore on March 6th will run only up to Kundapur. The service between Kundapur and Murudeshwar will be canceled. * Train No. 16586 (Murudeshwar - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bangalore express) will depart from Kundapur on March 7th as scheduled. The service between Murudeshwar and Kundapur will be canceled. **South Central Railway:** * Due to safety-related work at Tirupati station, some trains will have their routes changed. * Train No. 12890 (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bangalore - Tatanagar weekly superfast express) departing from Bangalore on March 11th and 18th will be diverted through Kathadi, Arakkonam, and Renigunta. It will not stop at Tirupati. * Train No. 12836 (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bangalore - Hatia bi-weekly superfast express) departing from Bangalore on March 12th, 14th, 19th, 21st, 2024 will be diverted through Kathadi, Arakkonam, and Renigunta. It will not stop at Chittoor or Tirupati.

Former BJP district vice-president Pawan Shankar Pandey has written to the Railway Minister demanding the conversion of weekly and bi-weekly trains passing through the Chakradharpur Rail Division into daily services. He has specifically requested the daily operation of trains including 12889/12890 Tata Bengaluru, 18111/18112 Tata Yesvantpur, 18189/18190 Tata Ernakulam, 22805/22806 Anand...
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Vihar Bhubaneswar Express, and 22817/22818 Bhubaneswar New Delhi Rajdhani Tejas Express. He argued that the limited number of passenger trains passing through Chakradharpur leads to significant inconvenience for travelers. Making these trains daily would benefit passengers and increase railway revenue.

Former BJP district vice-president Pawan Shankar Pandey has written to the Railway Minister demanding daily operation of weekly and bi-weekly trains passing through Chakradharpur railway division. He has demanded that several trains including 12889/12890 Tata Bengaluru, 18111/18112 Tata Yesvantpur, 18189/18190 Tata Ernakulam, 22805/22806 Anand Vihar Bhubaneswar Express, 22817/22818 Bhubaneswar New Delhi...
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Rajdhani Tejas Express be run daily. He stated in his letter that the operation of these trains from Chakradharpur railway division is either weekly or bi-weekly. The number of passenger trains passing through the Chakradharpur railway division is already low, leading to difficulties for passengers. He believes that running these trains daily would not only benefit passengers but also increase railway revenue. He has demanded daily operation of all weekly trains.