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.

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, October 14th, 2024, the Mumbai-Howrah Mail train (12809) received a bomb threat. The Central Railway control room received a message around 4:00 AM claiming the train would be blown up by a timer bomb. The train was stopped at Jalgaon station and thoroughly checked, but no suspicious objects were...
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found. The train was then allowed to proceed towards its destination. However, a search operation continues on the train, and an investigation into the threat is underway.

Passengers in Tatanagar are facing significant delays in train services. Trains from Kunki to Tatanagar and from Sini to Tatanagar are taking 3-4 hours, despite short distances. The 62 km journey from Chakradharpur to Tatanagar is taking 4 hours for express trains, and the 39 km journey from Chandil to Tatanagar...
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is taking 2 hours. Numerous trains are running significantly behind schedule, including the 12444 Hatia-Anand Vihar Super Express which took 2.20 hours to cover 35 km from Chandil. Other delayed trains include the 12809 Mumbai-Howrah Mail, 18029 Shalimar-Howrah Express, 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Superfast Express, 22862 Howrah-Ispat Express, 22511 Kamkhya Karmabhoomi Express, 20872 Rourkela-Howrah Vande Bharat, 18478 Utkal Express, and 13287 Dakshin Bihar Express. The delays are attributed to ongoing construction work at Adityapur station, including a new foot over bridge and platform. The existing foot over bridge at Adityapur is in a dilapidated condition, posing a safety hazard to passengers. The situation is further aggravated by the limited platform availability at Tatanagar station, leading to overcrowding and delays.