Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday informed about cancellation and diversion of trains for the ongoing safety-related modernisation work on the Budhapank-Salegaon 3rd & 4th line project in Odisha.
“The Indian Railways will be undertaking crucial track linking and non-interlocking operations at Meramandali railway station in the Dhenkanal-Angul railway section. This modernisation work is essential for the commissioning of the 3rd and 4th lines between Hindol Road and Meramandali railway stations, covering a distance of 27.28 km,” it said.
This will lead to temporary change in train services between April 13 and April 24. The changes have been made with the primary aim of minimising inconvenience to the traveling public, it added.
Cancellation of Train Services
02832/02831 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special
o Cancelled from Bhubaneswar: April 13 to April 23
o Cancelled from Dhanbad: April 14 to April 24
• 18422/18421 Sonepur-Puri-Shneur Express
o Cancelled from Sonepur: April 18
o Cancelled from Puri: April 17
• 20813/20814 Puri-Jodhpur-Puri Express
o Cancelled from Puri: April 16
o Cancelled from Jodhpur: April 19
• 18125/18126 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Express
o Cancelled from Rourkela: April 13 to April 23
o Cancelled from Puri: April 14 to April 24
• 12145/12146 LTT-Puri-LTT Express
o Cancelled from LTT: April 13
o Cancelled from Puri: April 15
• 12993/12994 Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express
o Cancelled from Gandhidham: April 18
o Cancelled from Puri: April 21
• 22805/22806 Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar-Bhubaneswar SF Express
o Cancelled from Bhubaneswar: April
12 & 19
o Cancelled from Anand Vihar: April 14 & 21
• 20917/20918 Indore-Puri-Indore Express
o Cancelled from Indore: April 15 & 22
o Cancelled from Puri: April 17 & 24
• 18117/18118 Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express
o Cancelled from Rourkela: April 14-22
o Cancelled from Gunupur: April 15-23
• 20832/20831 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Express
o Cancelled from Sambalpur: April 15, 17, 20 and 22
o Cancelled from Shalimar: April 16, 18, 21 and 23
• 20804/20803 Sambalpur-Shalimar-Sambalpur Weekly Express
o Cancelled from Sambalpur: April 18
o Cancelled from Shalimar: April 19
Diversion of Train Services
12880 Bhubaneswar-LTT Express from Bhubaneswar on April 14 and April 21; 22866 Puri-LTT Express from Puri on April 22; 20472 Puri- Lalgarh (Bikaner) Express from Puri on April 16; 12879 LTT-Bhubaneswar Express from LTT on April 17; 20471 Lalgarh-Puri Express (Bikaner) from Lalgarh on April 22 will run on diverted route via Khurda Road-Vizianagaram, Titlagarh-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Road path.
20807/20808 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express from Amritsar on April 16, 19 and 20 and from Visakhapatnam on April 18, 19 and 22 will run on diverted route via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Titlagarh-Vizianagaram path.
20823 Puri-Ajmer Express from Puri on April 12 and 21 will run on a diverted route via Khurda Road-Vizianagharam-Titlagarh-Lakholi path.
20824 Ajmer-Puri Express from Ajmer on April 15 and 17; 22828 Surat-Puri Express from Surat on April 15; 20861/20862 Puri-Ahmedabad-Puri Express from Puri on April 16 and from Ahmedabad on April 18; 22827 Puri-Surat Express from Puri on April 20 will run on diverted route via Khurda Road-Vizianagaram-Titlagarh path.
22909/22910 Valsad-Puri-Valsad Express from Valsad on April 17 and from Puri on April 20 will run on a diverted route via Ib, Jharsuguda-Rourkela-Jaroli-Jakhapura path.
The ECoR has urged passengers to stay informed regarding their train services through official Indian Railways websites, stations or helplines. “We also recommend checking the updated train schedules and the diversion routes before traveling to ensure a smooth journey,” it added, while regretting any inconvenience caused due to these necessary safety and modernisation works.