Tag: East Coast Railway

Bhubaneswar: The decision of the Railways Ministry to shift the office of Chief Railway Electrification from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru has now been opposed by several political parties including Congress and BJD in Odisha. Slamming the Centre for its decision, Odisha Congress today alleged that the move will adversely affect the financial condition of the State. […]

Puri: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities have initiated a probe into the fire mishap in Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express which destroyed at least three bogies of the train on Friday. According to sources, a high-level team constituted to conduct probe into the incident has already begun investigation by taking into all aspects of the mishap; […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a high-level meeting, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued an advisory to cancel or regulate trains which might get affected due to Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ which is expected to make a landfall in Odisha. Reportedly, 103 trains have been cancelled in the first phase for Fani, while two have been diverted. According […]

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the extremely severe cyclone ‘Fani’ battered Bhubaneswar and other coastal parts of the State, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) today cancelled 19 more trains running or originating from the capital city. According to a release issued by the ECoR, the trains have been cancelled due to non-availability of train rakes. Here […]

Puri: The Railways restored normal train services from the holy city of Puri on Monday, informed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities.  All the passenger trains as well as express trains, trains originating from Puri daily have started running from the tourist town. “No train has been rescheduled or the routes of any train are diverted,” […]

Probably the biggest recruitment sector in India, the Indian Railways has come up with another vacancy notification for all the job aspirants. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has released a notification for the positions of Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) and Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT). Interested and eligible candidates are advised to walk-in for the positions […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the rise in inflow of devotees to Puri during the forthcoming annual sojourn of Lord Jagannath and His siblings, the Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run 194 special trains apart from the regular trains, to the pilgrim city between July 4 (Car Festival) and July […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: With an aim to provide information electronically and promote Digital India, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rath Yatra Mobile App ‘ECOR YATRA’ for the benefit of the passengers especially the devotees coming to witness the world famous car fest-2019 at Puri. The information was provided by Ajoy Behera, Chief Commercial Manager of the […]

To be extra careful in overcrowded Trains Manpower mobilisation done for smooth running of Trains & Crowd Management Use UTS Mobile App to book journey Ticket by avoiding rush at Counters Rath Yatra Mobile App ECOR Yatra to get Railway information & facilities Ahead of the world famous annual Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast […]

Bhubaneswar: All the locomotives will be equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) devices by the end of FY20, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said here Sunday. CCTVs will also be installed at the major junctions and express trains by the end of the financial year to improve passenger security, he said. The GPS systems […]

The East Coast Railway has cancelled four local passenger trains and one express train for August 4. In a release, the ECoR said the trains have been cancelled in view of the safety related modernisation work between Kalupadaghat-Kuhuri-Gangadharpur Railway Stations. CANCELLATION OF TRAINS: 1. 22820/22819 Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express from Visakhapatnam on 03.08.2019 and from […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled, diverted and short-terminated many passenger and express trains due to flood-like situation in Daikalu-Ambadola section of Rayagada-Titlagarh route following incessant rain since the last two days. In a release issued by the ECoR, it said, “Railways will be able to give proper forecast of restoration of traffic […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the damages caused to railway track between Doikalu and Ambodala stations in Rayagada-Titilagarh railway section following heavy rains, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has either cancelled or diverted several passenger and Express trains running on the route. In a release, the ECoR said massive floods and rain in Rayagada area have […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of safety related modernization work between Wadsinge and Bhalwani Stations in Solapur-Wadi Railway Section in Central Railway jurisdiction for commissioning of double line, a few East Coast Railway (ECoR) bound trains will be cancelled, partially cancelled and diverted. As per a release of the Railways, below is the list of trains cancelled, […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has revised the timing of the Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express. The new timing will be effective from September 1. “In view of operational reasons, it has been decided to run 12894 Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express with the revised timings from 1st September, 2019,” informed the railway. The Inter City […]