The South East Central Railway's Raipur Railway Division is carrying out track work between Bhatapara and Hathband railway stations. This involves girder launching and blockages on the middle line. This work will eliminate the need for road users to stop at the level crossing gate during train operations in the coming...
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days. Due to this work, the railway has canceled several passenger special trains on Friday, October 18th and 19th, including the 08261 Bilaspur-Raipur Passenger Special, 08275 Raipur-Junagadh Road Passenger Special, 08276 Junagadh Road-Raipur Passenger Special, and 08280 Raipur-Korba MEMU Passenger Special. The 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express and 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express will be controlled for one hour on Friday. Additionally, several other trains, including the 18030 Shalimar-LTT Express, 12810 Howrah-CSMT Express, 12860 Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express, 20822 Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express, 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express, 12809 CSMT-Howrah Express, and 18029 LTT Shalimar Express, will be running on altered routes or facing delays on October 18th, 19th, and 20th.

Due to infrastructure work at Kasara Station on the Central Railway, some passenger trains will be operating on altered routes on October 18th and 19th, 2024. The Shalimar-LTT Express (Train No. 18030), Howrah-CSMT Express (Train No. 12810), Howrah-CSMT Gitanjali Express (Train No. 12860), and Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express (Train No. 20822) will...
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all take different routes. The Shalimar-LTT Express and the Howrah-CSMT Express will take a route via Jalgaon-Nandurbar-Bhestan-Vasai Road, while the Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express will take a route via Manmad-Ahmednagar-Daund Cord Line.

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.

Due to non-interlocking (NI) work, several trains passing through the Chakradharpur Railway Division will be diverted and rescheduled. Between October 18th and 20th, the routes of trains originating from Shalimar, Howrah CSTM, and Pune will be altered. Passengers are advised to check the revised schedule before traveling. Specifically, trains 18030...
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Shalimar LTT Express and 12810 Howrah CSTM Express will depart on October 18th via Bistan and Nandurbar. Trains 12860 Howrah CSTM and 20822 Santragachi Pune will depart on October 19th, and 12261 CSTM Howrah Express will depart on October 20th, all via Bistan and Nandurbar. Additionally, trains 12869 CSTM Howrah, 12809 CSTM Howrah, and 18029 LTT Shalimar will be rescheduled and depart on adjusted dates.

On Monday night near Bundamunda in the Chakradharpur Railway Division of Jharkhand, an eight-month-old elephant was killed after being hit by a goods train. Two other elephants, one a calf and one an adult, were injured. The incident occurred at around 9.44 PM near A Cabin on the up line, causing...
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a disruption in train services. Train operations resumed after five hours, around 2.15 AM, after railway personnel removed the carcass from the track. Several trains, including the Samaleshwari Express, were stranded during this time. The incident occurred when a herd of 23 elephants was crossing the railway line near Bundamunda A Cabin on the Howrah-Mumbai main route. A goods train was standing on the other track, and when the N Box goods train came from the up main line, the elephants panicked and ran. The eight-month-old calf was hit by the train, resulting in its death. Two other elephants, including a calf, were injured. On Tuesday morning, forest department officials, including DFO Yashwant Sethi, reached the scene of the accident. The carcass was buried after a post-mortem examination. The train's assistant driver, Kavi Raj Mahto, was taken into custody for questioning about the train's speed and the incident. However, he was released around 3:30 PM after questioning. The N Box goods train was being operated by driver Manoj Kumar and assistant driver Kavi Raj Mahto. The news of the assistant driver's detention led to protests by the crew at the Bundamunda Crew Lobby, where they staged a sit-in demonstration.