South Central Railway has announced changes to train services due to ongoing engineering works and safety maintenance in the Vijayawada and Bhusawl Divisions. These changes include diversions, reschedulings, and cancellations. **Vijayawada Division:** * **Diversion:** Trains 22863, 18112, 12509, 18111, 18637, 12835, 12889 will be diverted due to 3rd line commissioning or...
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safety maintenance. * **Rescheduling:** Trains 13434, 22817 will be rescheduled by 90 minutes. * **Regulation:** Trains 18638, 22501 will have their timings regulated. * **Cancellation:** Trains 17329, 17330 will be cancelled. **Bhusawl Division:** * **Diversion:** Trains 12627, 12782 will be diverted due to engineering and safety-related maintenance.

Due to railway interlocking works, several express trains traveling on the Kazipet-Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam route are being diverted. Approximately 30 passenger trains, including daily trains, will be diverted from Vijayawada station to the Visakhapatnam route via the city's outskirts on the Balb line. These trains, which previously used to change direction at...
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Vijayawada, will now travel through Rayanapadu, Vijayawada Rajarajeswaripeta, Ayodhya Nagar, Madhuranagar, and Gunadala, stopping at Ramavarappadu station. The diversion will be in effect from August 2nd to August 10th, during which time the trains will not be entering Vijayawada station. Passengers are advised to be aware of this change. The South Central Railway has also announced that eight of the diverted trains will have a stop at Ramavarappadu station.

The South Western Railway (SWR) has announced changes to several express trains, including the Hospete-Mumbai train. Train number 11139/11140 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Mumbai-Hospete-CSMT Mumbai Superfast Daily Express will have a revised composition starting June 26, 2024, from CSMT Mumbai and June 27, 2024, from Hospete. The revised coach composition...
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includes 1 first class AC, 2 AC 3 tier, 2 AC chair cars, 6 sleeper class, 2 general second class, 4 second class day coaches with seating, 1 second class cum luggage and brake van, 1 brake van/disabled friendly compartment, and additional second class coaches. SWR is also converting some trains from conventional rakes to Link Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes, including train number 12257 Yesvantpur-Kochuveli Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 16, 2024, and train number 12258 Kochuveli-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 17, 2024. The South Central Railway has announced diversions for several trains due to safety-related works in the Vijayawada Division. These include train number 12509 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru - Guwahati Tri-Weekly Superfast Express, train number 18111 Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Weekly Express, train number 18637 Hatia - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express, train number 12835 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Bi-Weekly Superfast Express, and train number 12889 Tatanagar - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express, with specific dates and altered routes.