ECoR announces change in train schedule for modernisation work at Cuttack station

Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: East Coast Railways on Thursday announced cancellation of several passenger and express trains keeping in view modernisation work at Cuttack railway station.

As per official sources, train services to Cuttack will be rescheduled while several trains will be diverted and cancelled for a period of 10 days from August 18.

“Due to safety related modernisation work and separation of grid at Cuttack station, it has been decided to divert, short terminate and cancel some trains from August 18 to August 27,” said an official release.

Keeping in view the problems to be faced by the passengers, the railway has decided to divert some trains via Bhubaneswar-Naraj-Kapilas Road.

All the trains will be diverted without touching Cuttack station from August 18.

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Special provision for stoppage of trains have been made at Kapilas Road Station from where the passengers can avail bus services between Cuttack and Kapilas road station during the period.

CANCELLED TRAINS BETWEEN AUG 18 & AUG 27

18414/18413 Puri-Paradeep-Puri Inter City Express

22810/22809 Visakhapatnam-Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express

22814/22813 Paradeep-Santragachhi-Paradeep Express

58406/58405 Paradeep-Cuttack-Paradeep Passenger

78507/78508 Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack Passenger

58436/58423 Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger

58131/58132 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Passenger

SHORT-TERMINATION OF TRAINS

78504/78502/78501/78503 Palasa-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Palasa Passenger will run upto Mancheswar and will remain cancelled between Mancheswar & Cuttack from both the directions.58416/58415 Puri-Cuttack-Puri Passenger will run upto Baranga and will remain cancelled between Baranga & Cuttack from both the directions.

58434/58433 Brahmapur-Cuttack-Brahmapur Passenger will run up to Bhubaneswar and will remain cancelled between Bhubaneswar & Cuttack from both the directions.

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