The return journey starts from Visakhapatnam at 3:30 pm and ends at 9:30 pm in Bhubaneswar. The passenger services of this train will not be available on Mondays.
For a long time, people from various walks of life and outfits had been demanding before the East Coast Railways for daily passenger train service between Bhubaneswar and Vishakhapatnam.
As per reports, over one lakh people living in Odisha are expected to benefit from the routine train service. The train will make stops at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Berhampur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, and Vizianagaram on the Bhubaneswar -Visakhapatnam route
Expressing his happiness over the train service, a passenger said, ”I booked a ticket for the train to have an experience on the train’s maiden journey. The train reaches Berhampur at 7.30 pm and Vishakhapatnam at 11 am. The sitting facility on the train is very good. There is the provision of meals. I just wanted to feel how this journey to Berhampur will be.”
Another passenger said, ”I am going to Vizag. I feel the facilities inside the train are similar to a flight. But one thing that I lack is the charging point.
(By OdishaTV Bureau)
Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar, the Railway Minister said, “It was a long-pending demand of the people. The work on the new railway project will be started and land acquisition will be undertaken. Puri and Konark have a lot to do with our spiritual tourism, heritage tourism, and coastal tourism focus. Our dream of connecting Puri with Konark through the railway line is going to materialise soon.”
He further stated that the railway line with a length of nearly 32 km has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 492 crore and it will facilitate communication between Konark Sun Temple and Puri Srimandir of Lord Jagannath.
“We will run Vistadome train on this line. Such types of trains have walls and roofs made of glass panels so that travellers can get a view of the fleeting scenes and landscape. Besides, we have the plan to showcase various aspects of the Jagannath culture inside the train to tourists and travellers by using technology,” he informed.
He also urged the Odisha government for land acquisition for the project, which will require about 215 hectares.
“As soon as the land acquisition is started, project work will begin. The project has been sanctioned with fund allocation. The design is almost completed. This project will be developed as a corridor for spiritualism tourism. Besides, four to five tourist hubs will be established along the stretch. We also request the state government to provide land for the purpose,” he said.
The Union Minister earlier reviewed works of some railway projects, traffic systems, and infrastructure at the office of the East Coast Railway in Bhubaneswar.
Also Read: Odisha gets Rs 10,536 Cr allocation in Rail Budget
Here are the major budgetary allocations for some ongoing important new line projects:
Khurda Road-Bolangir (289 km) New Line-Rs 1,350 Crore
Talcher-Bimlagarh (154 km) New line- Rs 500 crore
Jeypore-Malkangiri (130 km)- Rs 230 crore
Jeypore-Nabarangpur(38km)- Rs 235 crore
Janajatiya Gaurav Corridor- Rs 300 crore
Banspani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura (180 km) doubling project- Rs 100 crore
Talcher-Angul Y connection- Rs 108 crore
All resources have been mobilised and necessary measures will be taken to restore train services after the cyclone. Chief PRO, ECoR informed that as per the instructions of South Central Railway and Southern Railway steps are being taken to regulate movement of trains. So far, 60 express trains originating, terminating and passing through ECoR’s jurisdiction have been cancelled to ensure safety of passengers.
Helpline numbers have also been issued for the passengers to get information. The Helpline numbers are: 0674-2301525, 23016,2303060
ECoR opened Crisis Management Cell for Cyclone Michaung:
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) December 4, 2023
▶️Helpline Numbers at Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam & Srikakulam Road Station.
▶️List of Cancelled Trains in ECoR 👇👇👇@RailMinIndia #ECoRupdate #Michaungcyclone pic.twitter.com/qHZAAMuNzI
Earlier, the IMD informed that the cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm after moving north-westwards. Currently, the severe cyclonic storm Michaung lay centered over Westcentral and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts.
The severe cyclonic storm Michaung is about 90 km east-northeast of Chennai, 170 km southeast of Nellore, 200 km northeast of Puducherry, 300 km south-southeast of Bapatla and 320 km south of Machilipatnam.
As per IMD, Michaung is likely to intensify gradually and move nearly northwards almost parallel and close to the south Andhra Pradesh coast. As per the projected path, the severe cyclonic storm is likely to cross South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, close to Bapatla during forenoon of December 5 as a severe cyclonic storm.
"As of now 54 express trains originating, terminating and passing through ECoR's jurisdiction have been cancelled by Indian Railways," the East Coast Railway (ECoR) informed.
In the press statement, the ECoR said that this has been done to ensure the safety of passengers.
Below is a list of the trains originating, terminating and passing through the jurisdiction of the ECoR that have been cancelled.
1. 03357 Barauni-Coimbatore Spl Express on 02.12.2023.
2. 03358 Coimbatore-Barauni Spl Express on 06.12.2023.
3. 12245 Howrah-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.
4. 12246 SMVB-Howrah Express on 05.12.2023.
5. 12510 Guwahti-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.
6. 12509 SMVB-Guwahati Express on 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.
7. 12659 Nagercoil-Shalimar Express on 03.12.2023.
8. 12660 Shalimar-Nagercoil Express on 06.12.2023.
9. 12835 Hatia-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.
10. 12836 SMVB-Hatia Express on 05.12.2023.
11. 12839 Howrah-Chennai Express on 02.12.2023, 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.
12. 12840 Chennai-Howrah Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.
13. 12841 Shalimar- Chennai Coromandal Express on 03.12.2023, 04.12.2023 & 05.12.2023.
14. 12842 Chennai-Shalimar Coromandal Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.
15. 12845 Bhubaneswar-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.
16. 12846 SMVB-Bhubaneswar Express on 04.12.2023.
17. 12863 Howrah-SMVB Express on 02.12.2023, 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.
18. 12864 SMVB-Howrah Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.
19. 12867 Howrah-Puducherry Express on 03.12.2023.
20. 12868 Puducherry-Howrah Express on 06.12.2023.
21. 13351 Dhanbad-Allepy Express on 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.
22. 13352 Allepy-Dhanbad Express on 06.12.2023 & 07.12.2023.
23. 15228 Muzaffarpur-SMVB Express on 04.12.2023.
24. 15227 SMVB-Muzaffarpur Express on 07.12.2023.
25. 15629 Tambaram-Silghat Town Express on 04.12.2023.
26. 15630 Silghat Town-Tambaram Express on 08.12.2023.
27. 17488 Visakhapatnam-Kadapa Tirumala Express on 03.12.2023, 04.12.2023 & 05.12.2023.
28. 17487 Kadapa-Visakhapatnam Tirumala Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.
29. 18189 Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express on 03.12.2023.
30. 18190 Ernakulam-Tatanagar Express on 05.12.2023.
31. 18637 Hatia-SMVB Express on 02.12.2023.
32. 18638 SMVB-Hatia Express on 05.12.2023.
33. 22504 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express on 02.12.2023 & 03.12.2023.
34. 22503 Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express on 06.12.2023 & 07.12.2023.
35. 22604 Villupuram-Kharagpur Express on 05.12.2023.
36. 22603 Kharagpur-Villupuram Express on 07.12.2023.
37. 22643 Ernakulam-Patna Express on 04.12.2023.
38. 22644 Patna-Ernakulam Express on 07.12.2023.
39. 22708 Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Express on 03.12.2023.
40. 22707 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Express on 04.12.2023.
41. 22837 Hatia-Ernakulam Express on 04.12.2023.
42. 22838 Ernakulam-Hatial Express on 06.12.2023.
43. 22841 Santragachi-Tambram Express on 04.12.2023.
44. 22842 Tambram-Santragachi Express on 06.12.2023.
45. 22855 Santragachi-Tirupati Express on 03.12.2023.
46. 22856 Tirupati-Santragachi Express on 04.12.2023.
47. 22859 Puri-Chennai Express on 03.12.2023.
48. 22860 Chennai-Puri Express on 04.12.2023.
49. 22863 Howrah-SMVB Express on 04.12.2023.
50. 22864 SMVB-Howrah Express on 06.12.2023.
51. 22869 Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express on 04.12.2023.
52. 22870 Chennai-Visakhapatnam Express on 05.12.2023.
53. 22871 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express on 03.12.2023.
54. 22872 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express on 04.12.2023.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Wednesday cancelled two trains and diverted another train after a boulder fell on tracks connecting Bhubaneswar via Rayagada. There are also reports of mudslides.
As per official sources, Jagdalpur-Rourkela and Rourkela- Jagdalpur trains have been cancelled for today. Similarly, the route of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express has been diverted.
A quick action team from Koraput along with the engineering staff rushed to the spot to assess the situation. It is pertinent to mention here that Koraput is experiencing heavy rainfall activities for the past three to four days.
Railway tracks at some portions have also been submerged. The situation is likely to return to normalcy after rainfall activity subsides
As many passengers do not have adequate information regarding this, they are facing a lot of issues. The case of Rourkela's Sukant is no different. He had booked a train ticket on Intercity Express to travel to Rourkela from Bhubaneswar. But to his surprise, he received a message that his train would depart from Bhubaneswar New Station. The passenger heard the name of the station for the first time.
“I didn’t know about a station named Bhubaneswar New Junction. First, I did not get any public transport system, and secondly, no autorickshaw agreed to go there. I booked OLA by paying a double charge,” said Sukant.
Not only Sukant, but scores of passengers are having a tough time moving to their respective destinations from Bhubaneswar.
“I wanted to go to my home in Angul after completion of my exam. When I reached Master Canteen, I got information that the train would leave from the New Station. It created problem as there was no bus service; and, later reserved an auto,” said Lipika, another passenger.
Station officials, on the other hand, claim that Helpdesk has been set up at Bhubaneswar New Station and free bus service has started from Barang.
“For the passengers, who will come to Bhubaneswar New Station, there is the provision of bus from Barang square,” said PK Das, CTI Bhubaneswar.
As per the ECoR, safety and infrastructural-related development works are underway at Haridaspur, Bhubaneswar, Mancheswar, Sambalpur and Sambalpur City Railway Stations. It started on August 12 and will continue till August 30. Therefore, several trains have been cancelled, short-terminated and diverted till August 30, the ECoR informed. As many as 85 pairs of trains have been cancelled.
“Whichever train is cancelled, message is sent to the passengers who receive it through IRCTC regarding short termination or cancellation of trains. We also upload information on social media,” said Biswajit Sahu, Chief PRO, ECoR.
As per the complainant, miscreants looted cash, gold ornaments and other costly gifts from his house. The theft occurred when nobody was present at Panda’s residence.
It is suspected that the robbers gained entry into the house by breaking the locks. Following the incident, senior police officials have started investigation into the incident.
The CCTV footage in the locality is also being examined for clues regarding the miscreants. As the residence of the senior railway official is located in a high-security zone, the burglary has raised several questions.
18021 Kharagpur-Khurda Road Express will remain cancelled on February 25, 26 28 and March 2, 5, March 6, 2023.
18022 Khurda Road- Kharagpur Express will remain cancelled on February 25, 26, 28 and March 2, 5 and March 6
08031 Balasore-Bhadrak passenger special will remain cancelled from February 25 to March 6 08032
Bhadrak-Balasore passenger special will remain cancelled from February 25 to March 6
12821 Shalimar-Puri Dhauli Express will remain cancelled from February 25 to march 6
12822 Puri-Shalimar Dhauli Express will remain cancelled from February 25 to march 6
22606 Villupuram -Purilia Express will remain cancelled on March 4
22605 Purilia- Villupuram Express will remain cancelled on March 6 22855 Santragachi-Tirupati Express will remain cancelled on March 5
22856 Tirupati-Santragachi Express will remain cancelled on March 6
22863 Howrah –Sir M Visvesvarya Terminal (Bengaluru) Express will remain cancelled on March 6
22864 Sir M Visvesvarya Terminal (Bengaluru)- Howrah Express will remain cancelled on March 8
22832 Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam-Howrah Express will remain cancelled on March 3
22831 Howrah- Sri Satya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Express will remain cancelled on March 1
15905 Kanniya Kumari-Dibrugarh Express will remain cancelled on March 2
12513 Secundrabad-Guwahati Express will remain cancelled on March 4
Train Related Important Information :
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) March 1, 2023
Train services cancelled as per the following 👇👇👇 for Safety related modernisation work at Ranital Station in Howrah-Chennai Main Line in connection with Narayangarh-Bhadrak 3rd Line Work.
.@RailMinIndia #ECoRupdate pic.twitter.com/icHifwvI1o
12704/12703 Secundrabad-Howrah-Secundrabad Falaknuma Express from Secundrabad on March 2, 3 and 5 and from Howrah on March 3, 4 and 6. It will run between Cuttack and Secundrabad and will remain cancelled between Cuttack and Howrah from both directions.
08063/08064 Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Kharagpur MEMU special will be short terminated at short originated from Balasore during the period from February 25 to March 6.
Train Related Important Information :
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) March 1, 2023
Train services to be diverted as per the following 👇👇👇 for Safety related modernisation work at Ranital Station in Howrah-Chennai Main Line in connection with Narayangarh-Bhadrak 3rd Line Work.
.@RailMinIndia #ECoRupdate pic.twitter.com/dwmYCwk1UR
As per ECoR sources, 02834 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Special will leave from Bhubaneswar at 2025hrs (8.25pm) on every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from Jan 14 till Jan 30, 2023.
In the return direction, 02833 Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Special will leave from Rourkela at 2325hrs (11.25pm) on every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from Jan 15 till Jan 31, 2023.
This train will have one AC-2 Tier, three AC-3 Tier, eight sleeper class, four second class seating and two guard cum luggage vans in its composition having stoppages at Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda and Rajagangpur between Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from both directions.
02836/02835 Puri-Rourkela-Puri Hockey Special will run daily from Jan 14 till Jan 31, 2023. This train will leave Puri at 0515hrs (05.15am) and will reach at Rourkela at 1245hrs (12.45pm). In the return direction, this train from Rourkela will leave at 1330hrs (01.30pm) and will reach at Puri at 2230hrs (10.30pm).
This train will have two AC-3 Tier, three sleeper class, six second class seating and two guard cum luggage and generator car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Naraj Marthapur, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda and Rajagangpur between Puri and Rourkela.
Apart from this, 02832/02831 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special is also leaving from Bhubaneswar on every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday and also leaving from Dhanbad on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays.
Similarly, Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express, Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Kalinga Utkal Express, Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express, Bhubaneswar-Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express, Puri-Rourkela-Puri Express trains are running daily connecting Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Apart from the above, services of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Express Trains are also available between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela on weekly basis.
53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed at Gurpa station in Gaya district of Bihar between Koderma and Manpur railway sections of Dhanbad division. The train derailed at around 6.24am on Wednesday. As per East Coast Railway, no casualties have been reported in the incident.
Diverted Trains:
- 12281 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto Express from Bhubaneswar on 26.10.2022 will run via Adra-Joychandipahar-Asansol-Jhajha-Patna-Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn instead of Adra-Gomo-Gaya-Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn route.
- 22811 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar on 26.10.2022 will run on diverted route via Bhojudih-Talgaria-Muri-Barkakana-Garwa Road-Dehro On Sone- Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn instead of Khanodih-Gomo-Gaya-Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn route.
- 12815 Puri-Anand Vihar (New Delhi) Nandankanan Express from Puri on 26.10.2022 will run on diverted route via Bhojudih-Talgaria-Muri-Barkakana-Garwa Road-Dehri On Sone- Din Dayal Upadhyaya Jn instead of Khanodih-Gomo-Gaya-Upadhyaya Jn route.
Here’s the list of special trains that will run during the festive occasions.
Special Train between Sealdah-Puri-Sealdah:
Special train, 03101, Sealdah-Puri Special Express from Sealdah will leave at 2350hrs (11.50 pm) on every Saturday from October 1 to 29, 2022.
Meanwhile, train no- 03102, Puri-Sealdah Special Express from Puri will leave at 1550hrs (03.50 pm) on every Sunday from October 2 to 30, 2022.
This train will provide stoppages at Bhattanagar, Andul, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Khordha road between Sealdah and Puri from both directions.
Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar special train:
Train no- 02809, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Special Super Fast Express from Bhubaneswar will leave at 1330hrs (01.30 pm) every Saturday from Oct 1 to 29, 2022.
Train no- 02810, Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Special Super Fast Express from Tirupati will leave at 2000hrs (08.00 pm) every Sunday from Oct 2 to 30.
Santragachhi-Puri special train:
Train no- 02837, Santragachhi-Puri Special Super Fast Express from Santragachhi will leave at 2035hrs (08.35 pm) on every Friday from Sept 30 to Oct 28, 2022.
Train no- 02838 Puri-Santragachhi Special Super Fast Express from Puri will leave at 1920hrs (07.20 pm) on every Saturday from Oct 01 to 29, 2022.
Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special Express:
Train no. 02832 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Special Express from Bhubaneswar will leave at 2025hrs (08.25 pm) on every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday till Dec 30, 2022. Train no- 02831, Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Special Express from Dhanbad will leave at 1600hrs (04.00 pm) on every Wednesday, Saturday and Monday till Dec 31, 2022.
This train will provide stoppage at Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Hatia, Ranchi, Muri, and Bokaro Steel City between Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad from both the directions.
Puri-Patna-Puri Special Express:
Train no- 08439, Puri-Patna Special Express from Puri will leave at 1455hrs (02.55 pm) on every Saturday till Nov 26, 2022.
Train no- 08440, Patna-Puri Special Express from Patna will leave at 1330hrs (01.30 pm) on every Sunday till Nov 27, 2022.
This train will provide stoppages at Khordha Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijli, Adra, Asansol, Jasidih, Jhajha, and Kiul between Puri and Patna from both directions.
Train no- 03230, Patna-Puri Special Express from Patna will leave at 0845hrs (08.45 am) on every Thursday from Oct 27 to Nov 10, 2022.
Train no- 03229, Puri-Patna Special Express from Puri will leave at 1455hrs (02.55 pm) on every Friday from Oct 28 to Nov 11, 2022.
This train will provide stoppages at Bakhtiyarpur, Barh, Mokama, Kiul, Jhajha, Jasidih, Madhupur, Chittaranjan, Asansol, Adra, Bankura, Midnapur, Hijli, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khordha Road between Patna and Puri from both the directions.
Nanded-Brahmapur-Nanded Special train:
Train no- 07431, Nanded-Brahmapur Special Express from Nanded will leave at 1525hrs (03.25 pm) on every Saturday from Oct 01 to 08, 2022.
Train no 07432, Brahmapur-Nanded Special Express from Brahmapur will leave at 1630hrs (04.30 pm) on every Sunday from Oct 02 to 09, 2022.
Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Special:
Train no 08579, Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Special Express from Visakhapatnam will leave at 1900hrs (07.00 pm) on every Wednesday from Oct 05 to 26, 2022.
Similarly, train no 08580 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Special Express from Secunderabad will leave at 1940hrs (07.40 pm) on every Thursday from Oct 06 to 27, 2022.
Visakhapatnam-Mahbubnagar Special:
Train no 08585, Visakhapatnam-Mahbubnagar Special Express from Visakhapatnam will leave at 1735hrs (05.35 pm) on every Tuesday from Oct 04 to 25, 2022.
Similarly, train no 08586, Mahbubnagar-Visakhapatnam Special Express from Mahbubnagar will leave at 1820hrs (06.20 pm) on every Wednesday from Oct 05 to 26, 2022.
Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru Cant.-Visakhapatnam:
Train no 08543, Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru Cant. Super Fast Special Express from Visakhapatnam will leave at 1555hrs (03.55 pm) on every Sunday from Oct 02 to 30, 2022.
Similarly, train no 08544, Bengaluru Cant-Visakhapatnam Super Fast Special Express from Bengaluru Cant. will leave at 1550hrs (03.50 pm) on every Monday from Oct 03 to 31, 2022.
Visakhapatnam-Tirupati-Visakhapatnam:
Train no 08583, Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Special Express from Visakhapatnam will leave at 1910hrs (07.10 pm) on every Monday from Oct 03 to 31, 2022.
On the other hand, train no 08584, Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Special Express from Tirupati will leave at 2155hrs (09.55 pm) on every Tuesday from Oct 04 to Nov 01, 2022.
Visakhapatnam-Araku Special:
Train with nos 08509/08510 Visakhapatnam-Araku-Visakhapatnam Special Express from Visakhapatnam will leave at 0830hrs (08.30 am) and from Araku will leave at 1400hrs (02.00 pm) from Oct 01 to 09, 2022 from both the directions.
As per ECoR notification, changes have been made in the timings of the trains, extension of trains, provision of experimental stoppages, restoration of trains and new train services are also included in the time table.
The major changes in the timings will come to effect from tomorrow. In a notification, the ECoR informed that the timings of 47 number of trains have been changed compared to the earlier scheduled time at different originating Stations.
Timings of several trains have also been changed at different stations for time adjustment in view of smooth running of trains.
Timings of 10 Trains at various important Stations have been changed. These Trains are:
Timings for 20813 Puri-Jodhpur Express at Puri, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack; 18304 Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Express at Puri, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Naraj, Dhenkanal, Angul and Sambalpur; 20815/20816 Tata-Visakhapatnam-Tata Express at Tata, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam; 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express at Visakhapatnam, Mahasamund, Lakholi, Raipur, Bilaspur & Korba; 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express at Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Rayagada, Damanjodi, Koraput, Jeypore & Jagadalpur; 18452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express at Puri-Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher & Angul; 18529 Durg-Visakhapatnam Express at Durg, Vizianagaram, Kottavalasa, Simhachalam & Visakhapatnam; 22809 Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express at Paradeep, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam and 17243 Guntur-Rayagada Express at Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Bobbili, Parvatipuram, Parvatipuram Town and Rayagada have been changed.
Apart from this, timings of Puri-Khurda Road-Puri Passenger Special have been changed from both the directions
ECoR NEW TIME TABLE FROM 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 #ECoRupdate
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) September 30, 2022
MAJOR CHANGES IN TIMINGS with effect from 1st October, 2022:
Timings of many Trains have been changed to before & after the earlier scheduled timings.
. @RailMinIndia@DRMWaltairECoR @DRMSambalpur @DRMKhurdaRoad pic.twitter.com/HA8uTMPHQx
Adjustment in Train Timings
Timings of 13 trains have been adjusted from the originating Stations to destination Stations. Timings of 20895 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Express, 22873 Digha-Visakhapatnam Express, 18423 Bhubaneswar-Nayagarh Town Express, 20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express, 22809 Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express, 18309 Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express, 20810 Nanded-Sambalpur Express, 22871 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express, 12875 Puri-Anand Vihar Neelachal Express, 20815 Tata-Visakhapatnam Express, 22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express, 22859 Puri-Chennai Express and 12278 Puri-Howrah Express have been made adjustment by minimum of 05 minutes and maximum by 25 minutes from originating Stations to destinations Stations.
Timings of the above trains at some Stations have been changed to before and after the earlier scheduled timings.
Timings of Some Trains Speeded up
Timings of 25 trains have been speeded up by minimum of 05 minutes and maximum by 55 minutes from originating Stations to destinations Stations. These trains are – 18567 Visakhapatnam-Kollam Express, 12277 Howrah-Puri Express, 22834 SMVT, Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Express, 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express, 18574 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Visakhapatnam Express, 22836 Puri-Shalimar Express, 20816 Visakhapatnam-Tata Express, 18424 Nayagarh Town-Bhubaneswar Express, 18529 Durg-Visakhapatnam Express, 20804 Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam Express, 22827 Puri-Surat Express, 18304 Puri-Sambalpur Inter City, 12896 Puri-Shalimar Express, 20823 Puri-Ajmer Express, 12832 Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Express, 20861 Puri-Ahmedabad Express, 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express, 12882 Puri-Shalimar Express, 18310 Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express, 12888 Puri-Shalimar Express, 12831 Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Express, 18573 Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express, 18452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express, 12846 SMVT, Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Express and 20824 Ajmer-Puri Express.
Timings of the above trains at some Stations have been changed to before and after the earlier scheduled timings.
Introduction of New Trains
Three pair of Trains have been introduced in near past and are included in New Time Table. These Trains are – 58437/58438 (08423/08424) Puri-Nuagaon Road-Puri Passenger Special, 22861/22862 Howrah-Kantabanji-Howrah Express and 22305/22306 Jasidih-Bengaluru-Jasidih Express via Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam. Timings of the above trains at some Stations have been changed to before and after the earlier scheduled timings
Change in Departure Timings from originating Stations
Timings of 20813 Puri-Jodhpur Express, 18304 Puri-Sambalpur Inter City, 12896/22836/12882&12888 Puri-Shalimar Express Trains, 15643 Puri-Kamakhya Express, 20861 Puri-Ahmedabad Express, 22974 Puri-Gandhidham Express, 12146 Puri-LTT Express, 22202 Puri-Sealdah Express trains from originating Stations from Puri; 22882 Bhubaneswar-Pune Express, 18423 Bhubaneswar-Nayagarh Town Express from Bhubaneswar and 22809 Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express from Paradeep have been changed.
Timings of the above trains at some Stations have been changed to before and after the earlier scheduled timings.
Change in Departure Timings at Destination Stations
Timings of 12277 Howrah-Puri Express at Puri; 18424 Nayagarh Town-Bhubaneswar, 12846 SMVT- Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Express, 22834 SMVT- Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Express at Bhubaneswar; 20815 Tata-Visakhapatnam Express & 18529 Durg-Visakhapatnam Express at Visakhapatnam and 18304 Puri-Sambalpur Express at Sambalpur have been changed. Timings of the above trains at some Stations have been changed to before and after the earlier scheduled timings.
The decision will benefit passengers from Berhampur, Palasa, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram to visit Tirupati during the upcoming Durga Puja vacation.
As per the railway officials, the 02809/02810 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast special express will leave from Bhubaneswar on every Saturday at 1330hrs between October 1 to October 29, 2022.
In the return direction, this train will leave from Tirupati at 2000hrs on every Sunday between October 2 and October 30, 2022.
Stoppages: This train will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Palasa, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Duvvada, Annavaram, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongle, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.
Cancellation of trains from and to ECoR jurisdiction:
-12880/12879 Bhubaneswar-LTT-Bhubaneswar Express from Bhubaneswar on 22, 26 & 29 Sept and from LTT on 24, 28 Sept and Oct 1.
-22866/22865 Puri-LTT-Puri Express from Puri on 27 Sept and from LTT on 29 Sept.
-20807/20808 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express from Visakhapatnam on 23, 24 & 27 Sept and from Amritsar on 24, 25 & 28 Sept.
Diversion of trains:
17321/17322 Vasco-da-gama-Jasidih-Vasco-da-gama Express from Vasco-da-gama on 23 Sept and from Jasidih on 26 Sept will run via Secunderabad-Vijayawada-Bhubaneswar-Naraj Marthapur-Sambalpur City and Jharsuguda from both the directions.
The Central PSU have cancelled and diverted many trains falling in their jurisdiction. The trains are:
Cancelled trains:
-22973/22974 Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express from Gandhidham on 07.09.2022 and from Puri on 10.09.2022.
-18518/18517 VSKP-Korba-VSKP Express from Visakhapatnam on 11.09.2022 and from Korba on 12.09.2022.
-08275/08276 Raipur-Junagarh Road-Raipur Passenger Special from Raipur from 06.09.22 to 16.09.2022 and from Junagarh Road from 07.09.2022 to 17.09.2022.
-18530/18529 VSKP-Durg-VSKP from Visakhapatnam from 06.09.22 to 12.09.2022 and from Durg from 07.09.2022 to 13.09.2022.
-08277/08278 Titilagarh-Raipur-Titilagarh Passenger Special from Titilagarh from 06.09.22 to 12.09.2022 and from Raipur from 07.09.2022 to 13.09.2022.
Partially cancelled trains:
-18425/18426 Puri-Durg-Puri Express from Puri from 06.09.2022 to 15.09.2022 and from Durg from 07.09.2022 to 16.09.2022 will run between Puri & Mahasamund and will remain cancelled between Mahasamund to Durg from both the directions.
-08528/08527 Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Visakhapatnam Passenger Special from Visakhapatnam from 06.09.2022 to 12.09.2022 and from Raipur from 07.09.2022 to 13.09.2022 will run between Visakhapatnam & Mahasamund and will remain cancelled between Mahasamund to Raipur from both the directions.
Diverted trains:
-17482/17481 Tirupati-Bilaspur-Tirupati Express from Tirupati on 08.09.2022 & 11.09.2022 and from Bilaspur on 10.09.2022 & 13.09.2022 will run via Titilagarh-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Road & Bilaspur instead of Titilagarh-Raipur-Bilaspur from both the directions.
-12843/12844 Puri-Ahmedabad-Puri Express from Puri on 06.09.2022, 08.09.2022, 09.09.2022, 10.09.2022, 13.09.2022 & 15.09.2022 and from Ahmedabad on 08.09.2022, 10.09.2022, 11.09.2022, 12.09.2022 & 15.09.2022 will run via Raipur-Bilaspur-Jharsuguda Road-Sambalpur-Titilagarh instead of Titilagarh-Raipur from both the directions.
-20861/20862 Puri-Ahmedabad-Puri Express from Puri on 07.09.2022 & 14.09.2022 and from Ahmedabad on 09.09.2022 will run via Raipur-Bilaspur-Jharsuguda Road-Sambalpur instead of Titilagarh-Raipur from both the directions.
-22827 Puri-Surat Express from Puri on 11.09.2022 will run via Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Road-Bilaspur-Raipur instead of Sambalpur-Titilagarh-Raipur.
Rescheduled trains:
-18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express from Visakhapatnam on 12.09.2022 will leave at 02.05a.m. (mid night) instead of 09.05p.m.
-12807 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Samata Express from Visakhapatnam on 08.09.2022 & 15.09.2022 will leave at 11.20a.m. instead of 09.20a.m.
-12808 Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samata Express from Nizamuddin on 12.09.2022 will leave at 12.00 noon instead of 07.00a.m.
-20857 Puri-Sainagar Shirdi Express from Puri will leave at 04.05a.m. on 10.09.2022 instead of 11.05p.m. on 09.09.2022.
-17482 Tirupati-Bilaspur Express from Tirupati on 15.09.2022 will leave at 02.50p.m. instead of 10.50a.m.
-12146 Puri-LTT Express from Puri on 06 & 13.09.2022 will leave at 02.45a.m. (midnight) instead of 09.45p.m.
-20823 Puri-Ajmer Express from Puri will leave at 04.05a.m. on 09, 13 & 16.09.2022 instead of 11.05p.m. on 08, 12 & 15.09.2022.
-18573 Visakhapatnam-Bhagat-Ki-Kothi Express from Visakhapatnam on 08.09.2022 & 15.09.2022 will leave at 10.25a.m. instead of 05.25a.m.
-12994 Puri-Gandhidham Express from Puri on 12.09.2022 will leave at 01.00a.m. (midnight) instead of 08.00p.m.
The cancelled trains are:
20813/20814 Puri-Jodhpur-Puri Express from Puri on August 10 and from Jodhpur on August 13, 2022
20823/20824 Puri-Ajmer-Puri Express from Puri on August 8 & August 11 and from Ajmer on August 11 & August 16, 2022.
22973/22974 Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express from Gandhidham on August 10 and from Puri on August 13, 2022.
12145/12146 LTT-Puri-LTT Express from LTT on August 7 and from Puri on August 9, 2022
Apart from this, due to modernisation work in Adra division of South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, few other trains will also be affected as per the following
12801 Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express from Puri on Aug 10, 2022 will run on diverted route via Purulia-Anra-Bhojudih-Khanodih-Gomoh instead of Purulia-Bokaro Steel City-Rajabera-Gomoh.
Barring the Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Garib Rath Express, all the originating trains from the ECoR jurisdiction, that were suspended during the coronavirus-induced lockdowns, have been resumed, it said in a release.
The Puri-Digha Express will be restored from Saturday, while the Visakhapatnam-Paradeep Express will resume from Sunday. The Visakhapatnam-Durg Express will be restored from August 13.
The Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express will resume from October 2. Efforts are underway to run the Bhubaneswar-Dhanbad Garib Rath at the earliest, according to the zonal railway.
The ECoR will run the express train from Cuttack to Gunupur in Rayagada district as a 'passenger special' from Friday.
It has also decided to provide the facility of an AC-3 tier coach from August 15 in three trains -- Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express, Howrah-Titilagarh Ispat Express and the Howrah-Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express.
The Visakhapatnam-Kollam and Visakhapatnam-Tata Express will run with LHB coaches, which are equipped with modern technology to prevent overturning of coaches during derailment.
As per notification, it is being done for commissioning of Double line work between Maneswar-Hatibari-Jujomura Railway Section in the Angul-Sambalpur route and modernisation work in Lakholi-Titilagarh-Theruvali Railway Section.
Due to the modernisation works the following trains are going to be affected:
Cancellation
Partial cancellation
Diversion
Reschedule
As per official sources, the ECoR has decided to provide Rajdhani Coach like facilities in three trains originating from its jurisdiction.
Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, during his recent Odisha visit, had flagged off Bhubaneswar-KSR Bengaluru Prashanti Special with Rajdhani Express like coach facilities.
Vaishnaw further said such facility will be available in two more trains- Bhubaneswar–New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Duronto Express and Bhubaneswar – Anand Vihar (Delhi) – Bhubaneswar Super Fast Express via Angul-Jharsuguda-Rourkela within a few days.
Till now, 49 trains originating from ECoR jurisdiction have Rajdhani train like coach facilities by augmenting modern LHB Coaches.
In a release, the ECoR said, “This facility in the above trains has been provided by augmenting modern LHB coaches. These coaches are fire retardant, low maintenance, higher passenger carrying capacity having safer & comfortable journey experience.”
The regular service of 18463/18464 Bhubaneswar – KSR Bengaluru City – Bhubaneswar Prashanti Express with LHB coaches was commenced w.e.f. July 5 from Bhubaneswar and w.e.f. July 6 KSR Bengaluru city.
12281/12282 Bhubaneswar – New Delhi – Bhubaneswar Duronto Express will run with LHB coach facilities w.e.f. July 13 from Bhubaneswar and w.e.f. July 14 from New Delhi.
Similarly, 22805/22806 Bhubaneswar – Anand Vihar (Delhi) – Bhubaneswar Super Fast Express via Angul-Jharsuguda-Rourkela will run with LHB coach facilities w.e.f. July 16 from Bhubaneswar and w.e.f. July 18 from Anand Vihar.
LHB coach facility in more ECoR trains like 22869/22870 Visakhapatnam-Chennai-Visakhapatnam Express will commence from Visakhapatnam w.e.f. 11th July and from Chennai w.e.f. 12th July, 2022. This facility will also be available in 18503/18504 Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi-Visakhapatnam Express w.e.f. July 7 from Visakhapatnam and w.e.f. July 82022 from Sai Nagar Shirdi.
The trains are:
01. 12253 Yesvantpur-Bhagalpur Express from Yesvantpur on 18.06.2022
02. 08439 Puri-Patna Express from Puri on 18.06.2022
03. 08440 Patna-Puri Express from Patna on 19.06.2022
04. 20823 Puri-Ajmer Express from Puri on 20.06.2022
05. 20824 Ajmer-Puri Express from Ajmer on 23.06.2022
06. 22643 Ernakulam-Patna Express from Ernakulam on 20.06.2022
Over 200 trains have already been cancelled so far across the country due to the ongoing protests over the Agnipath scheme, the Indian Railways said on Friday.
According to zonal railways, 164 trains were cancelled in the East Central Railways (ECR), 34 in North Eastern Railways (NER), 13 in Northern Railways (NR) and around three in Northeast Frontier Railways.
Coaches of seven trains have so far been set ablaze by protestors, officials said, adding coaches of three running trains in the ECR and one empty rake in Kulharia, in the same zone, were damaged by protestors.
One coach of a train was also damaged in the washing line at Uttar Pradesh's Ballia. So far, 64 trains were short terminated in ECR, they said.
Earlier in the day, the Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had urged youths not to destroy railway assets. "I appeal to the youth to not indulge in violent protests and not damage the property of the Railways."
During the period, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has loaded 200.50 MT of freight as against 173.82 MT carried in the corresponding period of last fiscal.
The ECoR has achieved this remarkable performance in just 320 days as against 360 days in the corresponding period of last fiscal.
This could be possible due to the outstanding performance of all the three Divisions of East Coast Railway - Khurda Road, Waltair and Sambalpur.
During the period, ECoR has loaded 113.35 MT of coal, 7.06 MT of raw material for steel plants, 18.46 MT of iron and steel, 27.22 MT of iron ore, 1.13 MT of cement, 2.56 MT of food grains, 5 MT of fertilizer, 2.34 MT of POL and 23.37 MT of freight loaded in containers and other cargo.
Major contributors of freight include Talcher, Paradip, Dhamra, Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Keonjhar, KK Line, steel plants, aluminium plants and from other places under the ECoR jurisdiction. Relentless round the clock close monitoring and outstanding supervision, dedicated and sincere work force brought this performance, the ECoR said in the statement.
During the period, 132.54 MT of freight was carried from Khurda Road Division, 57.21 MT of freight from Waltair Division and 10.73 MT of freight carried from Sambalpur Division.
Khurda Road Division of ECoR has utilised 9,452 wagons per day which is about 174 rakes per day. This division has also surpassed its last year annual loading performance of 131.36 MT. Similarly, Waltair and Sambalpur Division of ECoR have also performed better than previous year.
The East Coast Railway has earned Rs 19,884.3 crore which is 20 per cent more than the corresponding period of last fiscal.
During the current fiscal, ECoR is followed by South East Central Railway (SECR) with 182.0 MT and South Eastern Railway (SER) with 168.5 MT in freight loading.
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, slump in demand for export of iron ore, East Coast Railway has achieved this remarkable performance. Special focus was given to power houses during the coal crisis.
Apart from the above, ECoR had also run 44 numbers of Oxygen Special trains towards different destinations of the country to cover Oxygen crisis during Covid pandemic.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday said that the validity of the season tickets has been extended to the extent of days lost on restoration of train services for different categories of passengers.
“In view of this, the validity period for the lapse days during the lockdown has been extended w.e.f December 10, 2021,” the ECoR tweeted.
The ECoR further stated that this has been incorporated in the system for extension of validity of season tickets expired during the lockdown.
.@RailMinIndia #ECoRupdate
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) December 20, 2021
It has permitted to extend the validity of Season Tickets those were expired during lockdown.
The validity period for the lapse days during lockdown have been extended w.e.f. 10.12.2021 👇👇👇@DRMKhurdaRoad @DRMSambalpur @DRMWaltairECoR pic.twitter.com/rIQ6mq3Pv7
In another development, the ECoR today said that there will be regular service of Puri-Angul special from January 16, 2022. As per sources, the 08428/08427 Puri-Angul-Puri Special from Puri will start from January 1 and from Angul from January 17, 2022 till further advice. The train will run thrice a week up to Angul and remain partially cancelled on other days between Talcher and Angul from both directions till second week of January 2022.
.@RailMinIndia
— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) December 20, 2021
#ECoRupdate Train Alert !!!
Regular service of Puri-Angul-Puri Special...
08428/08427 Puri-Angul-Puri Spl from Puri w.e.f. 16.01.22 and from Angul w.e.f. 17.01.22 till further advice.
To run thrice a week up to Angul till then@DRMKhurdaRoad @DRMSambalpur pic.twitter.com/QVx74wzr63
As per IMD sources, the cyclone is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further and reach near north Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coasts by the morning of December 4. However, the place for landfall of the cyclonic storm has not been established yet.
Check the full list of the cancelled trains:
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— OTV (@otvnews) December 1, 2021
Apart from this, routes of several other trains have been diverted while some have been rescheduled. The trains that have been cancelled on 26th September include Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Prashanti Express, Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur Special, Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Special, Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Special, Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Special, Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Special, Puri-Gunupur Special, Puri-Chennai Central Special, Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Special, Visakhapatnam- Gunupur Special, Bhubaneswar-Palasa Special, Visakhapatnam-Tata Special, Visakhapatnam-Korba Special, Korba- Visakhapatnam Special, Sambalpur-Nanded Special, Raipur-Visakhapatnam Special, Visakhapatnam-Raipur Special, Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Special, and Rayagada Guntur Special.
Similarly, Tirupati- Bhubaneswar Special, Gunupur-Puri Special, Chennai-Puri Special, Palasa-Bhubaneswar Special, Tata-Visakhapatnam Special, Nanded-Sambalpur Special, Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Special, Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Special and Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar Special will remain cancelled for 27th September. In addition to this, it has been decided to cancel, divert, reschedule more pair of trains which are originating, terminating and passing through Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam Railway jurisdiction. Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Special & Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road Special from Bhubaneswar and Rourkela-Gunupur Rajyarani Special from Rourkela have been cancelled on September 26. Similarly, Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Special from Jagadalpur, Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar Special from Junagarh Road and Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Special from Gunupur have been cancelled for the next day. Several other trains have been diverted and few others rescheduled in view of the prevailing situation.
The East Coast Railway has taken all necessary precautions and intensive and extensive patrolling in the areas likely to be affected are being ensured and monitored.
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Earlier in the day, commuters passing through the Matiapada level crossing on the Puri-Konark Siddha Mahavir Road had a narrow escape when the Puri-bound Tapaswini Express train crossed the level crossing while the gates were still open.
The incident occurred at around 7.25 AM today. To the dismay of many, the gates of the level crossing were not closed, but seeing the approaching train, commuters stopped on the both sides of the level crossing while the train passed through it, informed sources.
Soon after the incident was reported, ECoR initiated an inquiry into the incident and sought a report from officials concerned within 24 hours. Later in the day, ECoR sources informed that two persons have been suspended connection with the incident.
As protestors gathered and staged rail roko at different stations of the State, the ECoR cancelled the trains under its jurisdiction.
Here's a list of the trains cancelled in the wake of the bandh:
01. 58425/58426 Kendujhargarh-Bhubaneswar-Kendujhargarh Passenger from both the directions.
02. 58407 Bhadrak-Bhubaneswar Passenger from both the directions.
03. 58411/58412 Bhubaneswar-Brahmapur-Bhubaneswar Passenger from both the directions.
04. 58535/58536 Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack Passenger from both the directions.
05. 58416 Puri-Cuttack Passenger
06. 58436/58435 Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger from both the directions.
07. 22819/22820 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express from both directions.
08. 58402 Paradeep-Cuttack Passenger
09. 58424/58423 Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger from both the directions.
10. 18303/18304 Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Exp from both the directions.
Later, 12893/12894 Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City and 12074/12073 Bhubaneswar-Howrah-Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express were alllowed to run.
While many trains have been cancelled by the East Coast Railway (ECoR), many have been partially cancelled, diverted, controlled and re-scheduled.
Here's the complete list of cancelled, partially cancelled, diverted, controlled and re-scheduled trains by ECoR
CANCELLATION:
Also Read: Railways’ New Train Time Table From Independence Day 2018
PARTIAL CANCELLATION:
Services of Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Visakhapatnam on August 15 between Rayagada and Titilagarh will remain cancelled from both the directions.
Services of Visakhapatnam-Durg passenger between Muniguda and Kesinga on Aug 15 will remain cancelled.
Services of Samaleswari Express between Sambalpur & Rayagada from both the directions on Aug 15 will remain cancelled.
DIVERSION OF TRAINS:
CONTROLLED:
12376 Asansol-Chennai Express from Asansol on Aug 15 will be controlled for three hours in South Eastern Railway jurisdiction, suitably.
RESCHEDULED:
As the construction of Khurda Road-Balangir Railway line and doubling between Balangir and Deogaon Railway Stations under the Sambalpur Railway Division is on, some trains have been cancelled while a few train services will be partially affected, informed East Coast Railway.
List of Trains Cancelled:
Sambalpur-Koraput/Junagarh Road Passenger will remain cancelled from December 15 to 25.
Koraput/Junagarh Road-Sambalpur Passenger will remain cancelled from December 16 to 26.
List of Trains Partially Cancelled:
Bilaspur-Titlagarh-Bilaspur Passenger via Jharsuguda and Sambalpur will run between Bilaspu and Sambalpur and will remain cancelled between Sambalpur and Titilagarh Stations from both the directions from December 16 to 25.
Similarly, Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express will run between Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur and will remain cancelled between Sambalpur and Balangir from both the directions from December 20 to 25.
Important highlights of the new time table are as follows:
Overview
Indian Railways runs about 3500 reserved trains which include Gatiman Express, Rajdhani Express, Humsaafar Express, Tejas Express, Duronto Express, Antyodaya Express, Garib Rath Express, Shatabdi Express, Sampark Kranti Express, YUVA Express, Janshatabdi Express and other types of Express trains. This is in addition to about 4600 Passenger and 5000 EMU trains. The volume of passengers carried daily is about 2.22 million.
In addition, more than 36000 Special train trips were run during 2017-18 to clear extra rush and meet passenger demand. About 500 coaches were permanently augmented in about 300 trains to increase the carrying capacity.
III. Proliferation of new train services:
In the year 2017-18, 90 number of new services was introduced, 43 number of services were extended and increase in frequency of 9 number of services was done. In the current year upto 15.08.2018, 35 number of services have already been introduced, 28 number of services have been extended and increase in frequency of 5 number of services have been effected.
Till date, 23 Humsafar Express trains, 10 Antyodaya Express trains, 1 Tejas Express, 1 Uday Express which have already been introduced have been incorporated in the new Time Table. In addition, 1 Antyodaya Express train, 2 Tejas Express, 2 Uday Express trains still to be introduced have also been included.
After a review of lie over periods of rakes at destinations it was noticed that rake utilization can be further improved. The review revealed that rakes of trains that were having lie overs at the terminals can be utilized for providing new services, extending existing services and increase the frequency of some trains. Accordingly 24 new trains, 66 extension of trains and 4 increase in frequency of trains which have already been started using the lie over rakes have been incorporated in the new Time Table w.e.f. August 15, 2018.
IV. Replacement of conventional Passenger trains with MEMU/DEMU: The short distance passenger trains especially having reversal enroute are being replaced by Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs) & Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMUs). In the year 2017-18, 57 number of conventional passenger services have been replaced by MEMUs/DEMUs thereby increasing the overall mobility of the system. In the current year, 50 conventional services have already been replaced by MEMU/DEMU upto 15.08.2018 and 50 more conventional services are planned to be replaced by March 31, 2019.
Corridor blocks: To provide sufficient time for the maintenance of the fixed infrastructure like track structure, signalling gears, overhead equipments, it has been planned to ensure provision of fixed corridor blocks. Zonal Railways have incorporated traffic corridor blocks of 2.5 to 3 hours duration in the new Working Time Table w.e.f. August 15, 2018. In the WTT 2018, the duration of corridor blocks is about 292 hours more than the corridor blocks available in WTT 2017.
VI. Mega blocks: In addition, 4 to 5 hours mega block has also been worked out in different sections of each Division on one day of the week (preferably Sunday) to carry out major maintenance works. In these mega blocks, all maintenance works including civil, over head traction (OHE), signal & telecommunication will be undertaken by pooling of resources to achieve maximum output. This will not only improve the reliability of the assets but also enhance the passenger safety. Mega blocks on more than 95% sections in all the Divisions of Indian Railways have been incorporated in the new time table. The intimation of mega block planned for Sunday is to be conveyed to Railway Board by Tuesday. In case mega block is availed, Zonal Railways may allow 2 hours corridor block on 3 alternate days in the week.
Charting at booked speed: The charting of trains having MPS of 110 Kmph has been carried out at 105 Kmph to the extent possible to reflect actual running. This will further help in improving the punctuality of the trains. The Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas, Gatimaan, Humsafar, Garibrath, Duronto & Antyodaya Express trains having MPS of 130 Kmph have however been charted at 130 kmph.
Efforts to improve punctuality of late running trains: A careful analysis of the reasons for loss of punctuality has been carried out for trains regularly running late and necessary changes in the time table have been incorporated to improve punctuality.
IX. Replacement of conventional rakes by LHB rakes: To provide more safe and comfortable journey the conventional rakes are being replaced by LHB rakes. In the year 2017-18, 49 number of conventional rakes have been replaced by LHB rakes. In the current financial year, 48 rakes have already been replaced by LHB rakes upto August 15, 2018 and 66 more rakes are planned to be replaced by March 31, 2019.
Rationalization of terminals: To avoid criss-cross movement at important stations, the terminals of important trains have been changed. In the current financial year, terminals of 23 number of trains have been shifted. 12 trains in NR, 5 trains in NCR, 1 trains in ECR, 1 train in NWR & 4 trains in SCR have been shifted.
XI. Bye passing of terminals to avoid reversal: To streamline the operations by avoiding reversal, 20 trains have been shifted to adjacent terminals. In the current financial year, the terminals of 4 trains in SECR, 7 trains in WCR, 2 trains in ECoR, 5 trains in SER & 2 trains in NCR have been shifted.
Though the mobile based App UTS ON MOBILE was launched in Bhubaneswar in May, the senior officials of the Railways organised a camp in Balasore to brief passengers about the App and its key features and uses.
Speaking on the App, Supan Datta, Chief Commercial Inspector, Shalimar informed, “The UTS ON MOBILE App was launched today in Balasore. With the help of this App, passengers can book Unreserved Tickets through Android and Windows Mobile.”
“This App has several benefits. First, if a passenger wants a ticket, then he/she can book it on road close to the Railway Station. They can avoid standing in the queue. And they can also spare themselves from changing or cancelling tickets,” he added.
“This Application will be a great relief to all passengers in East Coast Railway jurisdiction, who are mostly travelling on Unreserved Tickets. We don’t have to stand in queue anymore to get a ticket,” said a commuter.
Steps to Download App:
Passengers have to download UTS App from Google Play Store/Window Store/Apple Store and then register Mobile Number, Name, Date of Birth and Identity Proof, using Sign up option.
After successful registration, a 4-digit Password SMS will be sent to the Customer’s Mobile and R-Wallet will be created with Zero Balance. Passengers then need to recharge with a minimum balance of Rupees 100/- and maximum of Rupees 10,000/- in multiples of Rupees 100/- in the R-Wallet. They then have to book their unreserved tickets by logging in using User ID and Password to book single, return journey, Platform and Season Tickets.
ECoR General Manager Umesh Singh while adressing a press conference on Friday informed that the MEMU trains will be introduced between Berhampur and Bhadrak stations.
The introduction of MEMU trains will certainly reduce travel time for passengers as there would be no engine changes, informed sources.
Singh further informed that out of the total Rs 5200 crore allocation, Rs 3300 crore have been spent towards development of railway infrastructure last year. This time Rs 7,000 crore has been allocated in the budget, Singh said.
"Rs 70 crore will be spent for modernisation of Bhubaneswar Railway Station and Wifi facilities would be made available in all remote railway stations of the State," he added.
On the other hand, senior railway officials informed that the work on the proposed Khurda-Bolangir railway project has been delayed as nearly 4 km of land near Mahipur-Nuagoan falls under the forest category.
As part of the reorganization, the Chief Minister has also demanded the Union Ministry of Railways for creating three new railway divisions at Rourkela, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road and Rayagada under the ECoR to help the railways improve delivery of services.
"The expansion of ECoR has become a necessity in the light of the recent industrial projects coming up in Odisha to ensure better coordination and facilitation of bulk customers," Patnaik said in a letter to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
Pointing out that the reorganization will help meeting the ‘requirements of large and medium freight customers the aspirations of amenities for people and expedite project works’, Patnaik said it would help ‘create a lot of synergy and reduce barriers in coordination as well as mobility which is the major objective of the Railways today’.
This apart, the CM also opposed the Centre's move for setting up a new Railway Zone in Andhra Pradesh (AP) by taking out the existing Waltair Railway Division from the jurisdiction of ECoR.
Patnaik pointed out that a Committee of Senior Officers set up by the Railway Ministry in 2013-14 had rejected the proposal of dividing ECoR on grounds that creation of artificial barriers was impending growth of railways.
It is to be noted that Odisha succeeded in getting its first and the only existing railway zone, the ECoR in 2003 with 3 divisions namely Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair under its jurisdiction with its headquarters at Bhubaneswar.
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The Railway Board claimed that land acquisition is the prime cause behind the over cost and time overrun as Odisha government has failed to acquire necessary land for the mega project.
The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has kept necessary infrastructure ready for the line including manpower and materials. The only constraint before the railways is the non-availability of the land from the State government, including few stretches of forest land, railway officials stated.
“There have been some modifications in the guidelines issued by the centre. So far only 80 kms of railway line out of 289 kms has been completed in the past 27 years. The railway officials are intentionally creating hurdles as we had asked them to start work where there are no hurdles or land has already been acquired,” said BJD MLA, Arun Sahu.
At present, the railway line from Khurda Road up to Nayagarh town (66 km) is ready up to 75 km and the work can be completed within 3 years if the land required for the project is made available to the railways.
Though the State government had issued preliminary notification for land acquisition in August for 93 km to 143 km in Nayagarh, final land estimate has not yet been sanctioned.
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In Boudh district (from 143 km to 239 km), of 102 villages preliminary notification by state government was issued for only 33 villages in September last.
Similarly, in Sonepur district (from 239 km to 266 km), of total 30 villages where land has to be acquired, preliminary notice has been issued by the state government for only 13 villages in October last.
The total requirement of forest land in Nayagarh district is 147 acre. The forest land required in Boudh and Sonepur districts is 1400 acre. All this forest land still remains under various stages of processing.
The ECoR officials claimed that land acquisition remains a concern as is preliminary notification is issued after assessing and conducting a social impact study, public hearing at gram sabha level and other aspects by an expert committee.
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The accident occurred at around 5.55 am.
According to sources, the train was plying towards Cuttack carrying coal from Paradeep. Around 14 open wagons loaded with imported coal derailed on down line near Banabihari Gwalipur PH Railway Station, 45 km from Cuttack and 38 km from Paradeep.
As per latest reports, one of the two lines is free for passage of trains whereas the affected line is expected to be restored by tomorrow. Meanwhile, relief trains have been sought from Khurda Road and Sambalpur to carry out the rescue operation, said an official of the East Coast Railways (ECoR).
General Manager Umesh Singh has ordered the Khurda Road Division to set up an inquiry committee and submit a detailed report. “All aspects of the accident, circumstances and reasons, including fixing up of clear responsibility for the accident, should be mentioned in the inquiry report,” he said.
Khurda Road DRM Braj Mohan Agarwal, who has been entrusted with the task to form the inquiry committee, reached the site and inspected damages to the wagons and track. He said 12 of the 14 wagons will be removed from the track with the help of cranes while the rest two will be re-railed on the track.
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Similarly, free Wi-Fi services will be provided at Malatipatpur, Sakhigopal, Birapurusottampur, Delang, Motori, Retang, Mancheswar, Barang, Gopalpur Balikuda railway stations under ECoR’s jurisdiction in near future.
As per ECoR sources, the Railway Board had approved installation of Wi-Fi hotspots at 200 rural and remote stations through Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF). Railtel is executing the project
ECoR General Manager Umesh Singh reviewed the progress of Wi-Fi services and advised concerned officials to expedite work of Wi-Fi services connection at small stations.
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Free Wi-Fi services are already being provided at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Berhampur, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagram, Rayagada, Srikakulam, Palasa and Sambalpur railway stations.
The new time table will have revised timings for 37 express and 19 local passenger trains.
As many as 24 trains have been renumbered while four pairs of trains have been extended. Three pairs of new trains and four pairs other pairs which have been extended will be placed in the new time table.
The railways has appealed the passengers to note the necessary changes in timings online or at railway stations before travelling to have hassle free journey. In any case of confusion, passengers can contact universal Helpline Number 139.
Trains to run earlier:
The timings of 37 express trains have been rescheduled and they will start journey before their present timings. The 18212 Jagadalpur-Durg Express from Jagadalpur will leave at 12.35 pm instead of 1.05 pm and its timings between Jagadalpur and Rayagada have also been pre-poned. Similarly, the train timings of 18448 Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express, 18438 Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar Express, 12281 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto Express, 17015 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express, 18503 Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express, 22847 Visakhapatnam-LTT Express, 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express, 18006 Jagadalpur-Howrah Samaleswari Express have been pre-poned. The 18508 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express, 22828 Surat-Puri Express, 12993 Gandhidham-Puri Express, 18422 Ajmer-Puri Express,22838 Ernakulam-Hatia Express, 12894 Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express will also leave before their present timings.
The departure time of local passenger trains viz. 58528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger, 58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger, 58530 Visakhapatnam-Durg Passenger, 58502 Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger, 57272 Rayagada-Vijayawada Passenger, 57230 Visakhapatnam-Machhlipatnam/Naraspur Passenger, 58525 Palasa-Visakhapatnam Passenger and 58136 Sambalpur-Jharsuguda Passenger from its originating & intermediate Stations will also run earlier than usual.
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Trains to start late than present timings:
The timings of 21 Trains have been postponed. The 22910 Puri-Valsad Express, 22840 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Inter City Express, 14710 Puri-Bikaner Express, 18437 Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road Link Express, 18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express, 22819 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express, 18304 Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Express will run at timings later than their present schedule. Timings of 12146 Puri-LTT Express, 22415 Visakhapatnam-New Delhi Express, 18511 Koraput-Visakhapatnam Express have also been changed at different stations.
Trains renumbered:
Besides, the as many as 24 trains have been re-numbered which include Sambalpur-Nanded-Sambalpur Express, Visakhapatnam-Nanded-Visakhapatnam Express, P{uri-Jodhpur-Puri Express, Visakhapatnam-Tata-Visakhapatnam Express, Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express, Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express including some passenger trains like Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram-Palasa-Visakhapatnam Passenger, Palasa-Brahmapur-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Palasa Passenger & one pair Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack passenger.
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Trains extended:
Four pairs of trains which have been extended have also been placed with revised timings. These are Jammu Tawi-Rourkela Express up to Sambalpur, Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Rajya Rani Express up to Gunupur and two pairs of Khurda Road-Bolagarh Passengers up to Nayagarh Town.
New trains placed in time table
3 Pairs of New Trains including including two pairs of weekly Humsafar Express between Bhubaneswar & Krishnarajpuram and Howrah-Vijayawada which have already been implemented and the new Rajdhani Express between Bhubaneswar & New Delhi via Sambalpur which is yet to be introduced will also be placed in the revised time table. The railways will notify the date of introduction of new Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur in due course.
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This apart, frequency of Kamakhya-Bangalore Cant.-Kamakhya Humsafar Express has been increased from weekly to Bi-weekly.
As per decision, three divisions –Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Waltair have been directed to launch special safety drive to keep a strict vigil on the safety of passengers.
Senior ECoR officials informed that carrying of inflammable objects like crackers, gas cylinders, acid, petrol, kerosene, etc., during train journey is a punishable offence under the Railway Act 1989 and the offender may get an imprisonment of up to 3 years.
The railways have also sought assistance from passengers if they find any one carrying inflammable items by reporting it to Railway staff including TTEs, Station Managers, Railway Protection Force (RPF) & Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel.
Passengers can call Help Line Number 182 to report any incident concerning crackers on train.
“Surprise checks will be carried out randomly in trains in this regard in case of any suspicious activity,” said a senior official.
Sambalpur Divisional Railway Manager Jaideep Gupta felicitated loco pilot JV Ramana, assistant loco pilot MK Singh, gurad DD Nath, and track maintainer K Srinivas with a certificate of merit along with cash awards in recognition of their alertness, sincerity and prompt action to avert the mishap.
In an official release, ECoR said all the four had detected welding failure between Bissam Cuttack-Muniguda station and averted a possible mishap.
It was their presence of mind that saved hundreds of passengers travelling in the Visakhapatnam-Korba Express, it said.
The train was scheduled to pass through Muniguda station and stopped after detection of cracks in the railway line, the release said.
According to a release issued by the East Coast Railways, the fertilizer-laden goods train was headed to Haibargaon (HBN) of North Frontier Railways from the Gangavaram Port in Visakhapatnam. The wagons derailed at around 4.30am near Nergundi station in Cuttack.
This has led to cancellation of several passenger trains. A few trains have been diverted due to the derailment, the release said.
Besides these, all Up and Down trains will be diverted via Naraj and Kapilas Road bypassing Cuttack. Trains will run on an alternate route via Barang/Kapilas Road, the release added.
The cancelled trains of the ECoR include 58407 Bhadrak-Bhubaneswar Passenger, 58411 Bhubaneswar-Berhampur Passenger and 58412 Berhampur-Bhubaneswar Passenger, 58424 and 58436 Cuttack-Bhadrak Passenger, 58423 and 58435 Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger.
Here’s the list of trains of the East Coast Railways diverted:
The release further said Rajdhani Express Passengers boarding at Cuttack can avail bus services organised by the Railways at Cuttack Railway station. The bus will take them to Kapilas Road. The train will have adequate stoppages and stoppage time at both Naraj and Kapilas Road.
Meanwhile, senior officials of Railways, along with the Khurda Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) have reached the spot and making efforts to clear the derailed wagons, sources said.
Earlier on September 3, three wagons of a cement-laden goods train had derailed near Sikharpur level crossing while on its way to Cuttack from Jharsuguda. As a result, movement of trains on the up link was affected for long.
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The wagons derailed between Monkey Hill and Khandala at 3.55 pm. The cancelled trains of the Central Railways include Pragati Express, Deccan Queen -- both Pune bound trains from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) -- Sahyadri Express (CSMT-Kolhapur), and both up and down Mahalaxmi Express (CSMT-Kolhapur), said a release issued by the Central Railways.
This led to cancellation of multiple long distance trains, the release said. Besides these, a few trains have been diverted and short terminated due to the derailment, the release added.
Here’s the list of trains of the East Coast Railways cancelled and diverted:
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Meanwhile, three train derailments within a span of 12 hours on Thursday rocked the Indian Railways. In the first incident, seven coaches of Shaktipunj Express derailed near Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh at 6.20 am. The train was coming from Howrah in West Bengal and was headed to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
The next mishap was reported at around 11.45 am, when the engine and power coach of the Rajdhani Express derailed near Shivaji Bridge Railway Station (formerly Minto Bridge). The train was coming from Ranchi to Delhi and it derailed while approaching the New Delhi Railway Station.
Following the news of three incidents, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal directed the Railway Board to undertake immediate measures to address train derailments and passengers' safety.
He later chaired a high-level meeting on safety in train operations with the members of the Railway Board and officials of its Safety Directorate.
A comprehensive review of safety was undertaken and Goyal emphasized on setting the safety in train operation as top priority. Unmanned level crossings and derailments due to defects in tracks were identified as two major causes leading to accidents.
Addressing a press conference, chief PRO Nirakar Das informed that the identity of five deceased has been ascertained while so far there is no report of casualties from Odisha.
The deceased have been identified as –Sukhi Prajapati (Madhya Pradesh), Alok Sarkar (New Delhi), Vishnu Goswami (Gwalior), Rinki Kumari (Agra), Bhadra Sen, Karishma (Saharanpur), Arati (Madhya Pradesh), Shital Singh Kushvaha (Madhya Pradesh), Sumit Garg (Sharanpur), Rampal Singh Sharma (Uttar Pradesh). Vineet Mittal (Uttar Pradesh) and Brajkumar Prajapati (Madhya Pradesh), Pramod Kumar and (Uttar Pradesh).
As per preliminary reports, five passengers from Odisha including- Sabita Mallick, Madhu Mandal, Amaya Das, Devendra Das and Yatri Das have been injured in the train mishap.
Das further informed that of the total 130 injured, 97 passengers are undergoing treatment at various hospitals while the remaining,who have sustained minor injuries in the incident, are being discharged after preliminary treatment.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a tweet message prayed for early recovery of the 5 passengers from State injured in the train mishap.
"Our final figures say 20 people lost their lives and 92 were injured, out of whom 22 have sustained grievous injuries," Mohd Jamshed from the Railway Board told at a press conference today.
Railway officials stated that six boggies of Sleeper Class coaches have been worst affected in the derailment.
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The Haridwar-bound train came off the tracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday evening.
Atleast 14 coaches of the Utkal Express had derailed in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening.
The works for restoration of the railway tracks at the derailment site is being carried out on a war footing with senior officials supervising the work. The restoration work is likely to be completely by tonight, officials informed.
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According to a release issued by the ECoR, due to work on the foot over bridge at Patia halt, Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack passenger train has been cancelled from both the directions.
Besides, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Bhubaneswar passenger has been cancelled between Mancheswar and Cuttack from both directions.
Berhmapur-Cuttack Passenger will remain cancelled between Khurda Road and Cuttack whereas Cuttack-Puri Passenger has been cancelled between Cuttack and Khurda Road, the media release added.
Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will be halted enroute for 15 minutes while Puri-Cuttack Passenger will be controlled at Mancheswar for one hour and 45 minutes.
Puri-Santragachhi Passenger will be controlled enroute suitably for 15 minutes, the release stated.
The foot over bridge work at the Patia halt will be carried out from 8.05 am to 12.05 pm on Sunday.
ECoR General Manager Umesh Singh felicitated loco pilot B Jagadeesh and assistant loco pilot KV Krishna of Chhattisgarh’s Bacheli station with cash awards in acknowledgement of their alertness, sincerity and prompt action to prevent the mishap.
In a press release today, ECoR said while performing duties on July 30 in a goods train from Jagadalpur to Koraput, both the pilots observed some fish plates & coil spring kept on the track by miscreants at Khadapa Station Yard in Koraput District.
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They instantaneously stopped the train and averted a possible major disaster and loss to railway property. Soon after they reported the matter, three fish plates and one coil spring were removed from the railway track for train operations.
Passengers can now opt out of the catering facility offered by IRCTC while booking their tickets which will reduce the cost of their tickets. However, passengers can’t change their option during the journey once they opt out.
Passengers will now be required to mandatorily exercise either of the options at the time of the booking of ticket so as to enable them to be aware of this scheme. Accordingly, catering service will be excluded or included after the mandatory option is exercised by the passengers.
It is worth mentioning that no partial catering service will be provided to passengers under this scheme, thus the option shall include/exclude complete catering service between pairs of stations.
This scheme has been implemented on a trial basis for six months, effective from August 1, and subjected to mid-term review after three months.
Meanwhile, for those who have booked tickets by these trains prior to August 1, catering service will be a part of the ticket fare.
From June 25 to July 5, the train ‘Yatra Express Specials’ will run originating from Khurda via Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Paradip, Berhampur, Bhawanipatna, Keonjhar, Bangiriposi (Mayurbhanj), Palasa and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Kharagpur, Shalimar (Kolkata) in West Bengal.
For Gundicha Yatra, which begins on June 25, 28 special trains will run to Puri. Besides, 56 trains will run between June 26 and July 2 for Sandhya Darshan. ECoR has also announced 28 trains each for Bahuda Yatra and Sunabesha ritual. Three special trains are also set to run on July 5.
As per reports, five additional enquiry counters, 35 additional ticket counters, 'May I Help You' booths will also be opened. In addition, some coaches and engines would be put on standby for deployment at short notice, railway sources said.
Meanwhile, the State Transport department today decided to ply additional 100 buses daily to Puri for the event.
As per ECoR sources, work in connection with the commissioning of third line between Durg and Rasmara stations under the SECR will begin for which four express trains, including the Puri-Durg Express will be cancelled between May 10 and May 15. Similarly, modernisation work of the Dhanmandal section in Khurdha division will also be undertaken. Hence, three passenger trains have been cancelled and eight rescheduled.
Besides, construction work will be carried out on the Rayagada-Vizianagaram route; hence three trains from Palasa to Visakhapatnam will be cancelled.
ECoR PRO JP Mishra said rail passengers might face some inconvenience due to the cancellation and rescheduling of trains. But the maintenance work is being undertaken in view of their safety only.
In a release this evening, I&PR department of ECoR said the engine got detached due to faulty connection with the bogies.
The release said the electric locomotive of the Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Super Fast Express is replaced with diesel locomotive at Rourkela Railway station. But the diesel locomotive was not properly connected to the bogies as a result of which it got detached.
Due to the faulty connection, ECoR has informed the South Eastern Railway (SER) that it would take action against the erring staff for dereliction of their duty.
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The incident took place when the diesel locomotive of this super fast train got detached from the bogies near Birajapalli about 10-15 minutes after leaving Rourkela Railway Station this afternoon leaving the passengers in a state of panic.
However, the driver came to know about the incident after he found the bogies missing and drove the engine back about 2 kms.
Following information, senior Railway officials rushed to the spot and connected the engine to the bogies.
The Express train was later taken back to Rourkela from where it again left for New Delhi after the change of another diesel locomotive.
Rayagada/Vishakhapatnam: The death toll in the Hirakhand Express mishap went to 41 with the recovery of one more body.
This was informed by Rayagada sub collector to the media today.
Meanwhile, Railway Safety Commissioner Ram Kripal, on the second day of his investigation into the Hirakhand Express mishap, today went to the office of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) in Vishakhapatnam to collect detailed information relating to the tragic incident.
Reports said the investigation is underway in the presence of SS Mishra, Railway Chief Safety Officer and Chandralekha Mukherjee, DRM, East Coast Railway (ECoR)
The Railway Safety Commissioner called on seven officers and 25 staff of Parbatipuram railway station and Kureru-Rayagada section and noted down their statement.
On the first day of his investigation, Ram Kripal had gone to Kuneru where the Hirakhand Express was derailed. Briefing media persons after his return from Kuneru, he had said the preliminary investigation has been completed and he has collected necessary information. He had also said if required, an inquiry commission would be set up for further investigation into the incident.
Along with Ram Kripal, a five-member team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and DIG of Vishakhapatnam had gone to Kuneru Station to probe into the mishap. The NIA team interrogated the station master, gang men and guards. The team also probed into the possibility of Maoist involvement in the incident.
Prior to its visit to Kuneru, the NIA team had met the injured passengers at the Rayagada district headquarters hospital and collected information about the mishap that took place at 11.15 PM on January 21.
Apart from this, a CID team of Andhra Pradesh police has also begun investigation into the mishap. The team had gone to Kuneru and conducted a preliminary investigation.