Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced temporary changes in some train services due to safety-related modernisation work between Odisha’s Jajpur Keonjhar Road and Bhadrak section.
Train services on the affected section will be regulated from September 16 to 22. Some trains will be rescheduled, some short-terminated and one train cancelled.
“Passengers are requested to kindly take note of these changes and plan their journeys accordingly. The modernisation and safety works are being undertaken to ensure safer, faster and more reliable train operations in the coming days,” ECoR said.
Train cancellation
Puri-Jaleswar-Puri MEMU (68442/68441) will remain cancelled on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from September 16 to 22.
Short-termination/short-originations
Three will be short-termination and short-origination of a few trains between September 16 and 22.
Bhadrak MEMU (68424) will be short-terminated at Jajpur Keonjhar Road on Tuesday and Saturday.
Bhadrak-Cuttack MEMU (68423) will start from Jajpur Keonjhar Road, instead of Bhadrak, on Tuesday and Saturday.
Cuttack-Bhadrak MEMU (68438) will be short-terminated at Jajpur Keonjhar Road on Thursday and Sunday.
Bhadrak-Cuttack MEMU (68437) will start from Jajpur Keonjhar Road on Thursday and Sunday.
Rescheduled trains
Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express (12703) rescheduled by 1 hour and 30 minutes on Tuesday and Saturday.
Chennai-Howrah Express (12840) rescheduled by 2 hours on Wednesday and Saturday.
Puri-Jaynagar Express (18419) rescheduled by 1 hour on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Terminal Odisha Sampark Kranti Express (12819) rescheduled by 1 hour on Sunday.
Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express (22896) rescheduled by 2 hours on Sunday.
