New platforms to extra lines at Sambalpur Railway Station: ECoR to divert 5 trains for over 4 months

A comprehensive yard remodelling work at Sambalpur Railway Station will affect rail movement on different routes in Odisha for over four months, informed the East Coast Railway (ECoR).

According to a release issued by the ECoR, one MEMU train will be cancelled and five Expresses train will be temporarily diverted for four and half months for the renovation work.

Cancelled train: 

08169/08170 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU train will be cancelled between 20 September 2024 and 5 February 2025.

Due to the scale of the yard restructuring, several train services will be temporarily diverted. Five pairs of trains will be diverted via Sambalpur City Station, bypassing Sambalpur Station, by providing stoppages for passenger boarding and detraining. 

This diversion is essential to ensure smooth operations during the construction period.

Diverted Trains:

1.    18126/18125 Puri-Rourkela-Puri Express: From both sides from 20th September 2024 to 5th February 2025 from both the directions.
2.    12879/12880 LTT-Bhubaneswar-LTT Express: From LTT from 21st September 2024 to 1st February 2025 and from Bhubaneswar from 23rd September 2024 to 3rd February 2025.
3.    22865/22866 LTT-Puri-LTT Express: From LTT from 19th September 2024 to 30th January 2025 and from Puri from 24th September 2024 to 4th February 2025.
4.    20471/20472 Lalgarh-Puri-Lalgarh Express: From Lalgarh from 22nd September 2024 to 2nd February 2025 and from Puri from 25th September 2024 to 5th February 2025.
5.    20813/20814 Puri-Jodhpur-Puri Express: From Puri from 25th September 2024 to 5th February 2025 and from Jodhpur from 21st September 2024 to 1st February 2025.

These diverted trains will have a 5-minute stoppage at Sambalpur City Station for passenger convenience.

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