Koraput: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) cancelled four train services on Friday (25 September) as rail traffic was disrupted in Odisha’s Rayagada Division after a landslide occurred between Maligura and Chhatariput stations.
ECoR also short-terminated or short-originated from Koraput some other trains to facilitate restoration work in the affected section.
“As a safety precaution and to facilitate restoration work in the affected section, certain trains have been cancelled, while some services have been short-terminated at Koraput or short-originated from Koraput,” the ECoR said in a statement.
It also advised passengers travelling through the affected section to check the latest status of their trains at National Train Enquiry System (NTES) before starting their journey.
The four trains cancelled on Friday (25 September) are:
58502 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger
58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger
18516 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Express
18515 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express
Other trains whose services stand affected are:
Howrah-Jagdalpur Express
Train number 18005 Howrah-Jagdalpur Express, which started its journey from Howrah on September 23, will be short-terminated at Koraput. The portion between Koraput and Jagdalpur will remain cancelled.
Train number 18006 Jagdalpur-Howrah Express, scheduled to start from Jagdalpur on September 25, will instead originate from Koraput. Its Jagdalpur–Koraput portion will remain cancelled.
Rourkela-Jagdalpur Express
Train number 18107 Rourkela-Jagdalpur Express, which started from Rourkela on September 24, will be short-terminated at Koraput.
Train number 18108 Jagdalpur-Rourkela Express, scheduled to start from Jagdalpur on September 25, will be short-originated from Koraput. In both cases, the Jagdalpur-Koraput section will remain cancelled.
Hirakhand Express train services changed
Train number 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express, which started from Bhubaneswar on September 24, will be short-terminated at Koraput. Its service between Koraput and Jagdalpur will remain cancelled.
Train number 18448 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express, scheduled to start from Jagdalpur on September 25, will be short-originated from Koraput. The Jagdalpur-Koraput portion of the service will remain cancelled.