Several trains on the South Central Railway will be diverted due to track maintenance work. The following trains will be affected: Train number 22643 Ernakulam Patna Express on 1st and 8th January, Train number 12509 SMVT Bengaluru Guwahati Express will run via Vijayawada, Gudivada, Bhimavaram Town, and Nidadavolu on the specified...
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dates. Train number 13351 Dhanbad Alappuzha Express will run via Nidadavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada, and Vijayawada from 1st to 14th January. Train number 18111 Tatanagar Yesvantpur Express will run via the altered route on 4th and 11th January. Train number 12376 Jasidih Tambaram Express will run via the altered route on 3rd and 10th January. Train number 22837 Hatia Ernakulam Express will run via the altered route on 1st and 8th January. Train number 18637 Hatia SMVT Bengaluru Express will run via the altered route on 6th and 13th January. Train number 12835 Hatia SMVT Bengaluru Express will run via the altered route on 2nd, 7th, 9th, and 14th January. Train number 12889 Tatanagar SMVT Bengaluru Express will run via the altered route on 5th and 12th January, all via Nidadavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada, and Vijayawada.

The South Central Railway will be undertaking rolling corridor block work in the Vijayawada Railway Division from January 3rd to 11th. Due to this, the routes of several trains departing from the Chakradharpur Railway Division will be altered. Six express trains are affected. For example, train number 18111, the Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Weekly...
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Express departing from Tatanagar on January 4th and 11th, will follow a modified route passing through Nidadavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada before reaching Yesvantpur. Similar route changes are in place for trains departing from Tatanagar, Dhanbad, Hatia, and Jasidih on various dates throughout the period.

Due to rolling corridor block work in the Vijayawada Railway Division from December 18th to 31st, 7 express trains originating from or passing through Chakradharpur Railway Division will be diverted on different dates. The affected trains and their diversions are as follows: * **Train No. 18111, Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Weekly Express:** Departing from Tatanagar...
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on December 21st and 28th, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Yesvantpur. * **Train No. 12889, Tatanagar-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Superfast Express:** Departing from Tatanagar on December 22nd and 29th, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * **Train No. 12376, Jasidih-Tambaram Weekly Superfast Express:** Departing from Jasidih on December 22nd and 29th, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * **Train No. 13351, Dhanbad Alleppey Express:** Departing from Dhanbad on December 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Alleppey Station. * **Train No. 12835, Hatia-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express:** Departing from Hatia on December 19th, 24th, 26th, and 31st, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * **Train No. 22837, Hatia-Ernakulam Dharti Aaba Express:** Departing from Hatia on December 18th and 25th, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Ernakulam. * **Train No. 18637, Hatia-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express:** Departing from Hatia on December 23rd and 30th, it will be diverted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru.

Due to rolling corridor block work in the Vijayawada railway division from December 18 to 31, seven express trains departing from or passing through Chakradharpur railway division will be rerouted on various dates. These trains and their altered routes are as follows: * Train No. 18111 (Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Weekly Express) departing from Tatanagar...
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on December 21 and 28 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Yesvantpur. * Train No. 12889 (Tatanagar-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Superfast Express) departing from Tatanagar on December 22 and 29 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * Train No. 12376 (Jasidih-Tambaram Weekly Superfast Express) departing from Jasidih on December 22 and 29 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * Train No. 13351 (Dhanbad Alleppey Express) departing from Dhanbad on December 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Alleppey station. * Train No. 12835 (Hatia-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express) departing from Hatia on December 19, 24, 26, and 31 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru. * Train No. 22837 (Hatia-Ernakulam Dharti Aba Express) departing from Hatia on December 18 and 25 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Ernakulam. * Train No. 18637 (Hatia-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express) departing from Hatia on December 23 and 30 will be rerouted via Niddavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Gudiwada, and Vijayawada to reach Bengaluru.

Former BJP district vice-president Pawan Shankar Pandey has written to the Railway Minister demanding the conversion of weekly and bi-weekly trains passing through the Chakradharpur Rail Division into daily services. He has specifically requested the daily operation of trains including 12889/12890 Tata Bengaluru, 18111/18112 Tata Yesvantpur, 18189/18190 Tata Ernakulam, 22805/22806 Anand...
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Vihar Bhubaneswar Express, and 22817/22818 Bhubaneswar New Delhi Rajdhani Tejas Express. He argued that the limited number of passenger trains passing through Chakradharpur leads to significant inconvenience for travelers. Making these trains daily would benefit passengers and increase railway revenue.