Due to ongoing development work in the Adra division of the South Eastern Railway, several train services have been affected. The 18035/18036 Kharagpur-Hatia Kharagpur Express will terminate and originate from Adra station on April 21st, remaining cancelled between Adra-Hatia-Adra. Train number 18601 Tatanagar-Hatia Express, scheduled for April 15th, 17th, and 19th,...
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will operate on an alternate route via Chandil, Gunda Bihar, and Muri instead of Chandil, Purulia, Kotshila, and Muri. The Hatia-Jharsuguda train is also cancelled. Development work on the Kurkura-Odrga rail section of the Ranchi railway division will cause the cancellation of train numbers 18175/18176 Hatia-Jharsuguda-Hatia MEMU Express on April 15th, 16th, 17th, and 21st. The Ministry of Railways has announced the operation of train numbers 08793/08794 Durg-Patna-Durg Summer Special train via Ranchi. Train number 08793 Durg-Patna Special will depart from Durg on April 19th, 26th, and May 3rd at 1:25 PM, with departures from Rourkela at 10:10 PM, Hatia at 1:00 AM, Ranchi at 1:20 AM, Muri at 2:22 AM, Bokaro Steel City at 3:37 AM, and arriving in Patna at 9:30 AM. The 08794 Patna-Durg Special train will depart from Patna on April 20th, 27th, and May 4th at 12:00 PM, with departures from Bokaro Steel City at 7:45 AM, Muri at 10:00 AM, Ranchi at 11:35 PM, Hatia at 11:55 PM, Rourkela at 3:10 AM, and arriving in Durg at 1:55 PM. This train will have 02 general class coaches, 14 second class special class coaches, one AC 2 tier coach, and three AC 3 tier coaches.

On April 20th, the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway will cancel the operation of six trains due to developmental work. This includes the Tatanagar-Itwari Express (train numbers 18109 and 18110), the Rourkela-Jharsuguda MEMU Special (train numbers 08167 and 08168), and the Hatia-Jharsuguda-Hatia MEMU Express (train numbers 18175 and 18176). ...
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The specific location of the developmental work has not been disclosed. From April 9th to 13th, the Adra division will also be undertaking developmental work, resulting in the short-termination and origination of six trains. Additionally, the Tatanagar-Hatia Express (train number 18601) will be diverted to run via Chandil-Gunda Bihar-Muri on April 8th, 10th, and 12th.

On April 20th, the Chakradharpur Railway Division has cancelled the operation of 6 trains due to developmental work. Passengers will face inconvenience due to the cancellation. The cancelled trains include 18109 and 18110 Tatanagar-Itwari-Tatanagar Express (both Up and Down), 08167 and 08168 Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Rourkela MEMU Special, and 18175 and 18176 Hatia-Jharsuguda-Hatia MEMU...
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Express (both Up and Down). The railway authorities did not specify the location of the developmental work within the Chakradharpur division.

A six-hour mega block was implemented on February 7th between Rourkela and Jharsuguda in the Chakradharpur railway division. This resulted in the cancellation of several trains, including the 18109-18110 Tata Itwari Tata, 08167-08168 Rourkela-Jharsuguda Rourkela MEMU, 18175-18176 Hatia Jharsuguda Hatia MEMU, 08163-08164 Chakradharpur Rourkela Chakradharpur MEMU, and 08121-08122 Birmitrapur Barasuan Passenger....
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Additionally, the 20836 Puri-Rourkela Vande Bharat Express was short-terminated at Jharsuguda on February 7th, operating as 20835 on its return journey. The 12871 Howrah Titlagarh Ispat Express was short-terminated at Chakradharpur and the 22862 Kantamanji Howrah Ispat Express was terminated at Jharsuguda. Furthermore, several trains were rescheduled, including the 12261 CSTM Howrah Duronto (3.45 minutes), 22511 LTT Kamakhya (six hours), 12836 SMBHT Hatia (three and a half hours), 13288 Rajendranagar Durg South Bihar Express (three hours), and 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh Puri Utkal Express (three hours and 15 minutes). The mega block also disrupted the schedules of trains passing through Chakradharpur.

On February 7th, the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway will be undergoing developmental work, leading to a power block on the line. This will affect several trains operating on the Tata-Chakradharpur-Rourkela rail route. Five pairs of passenger trains have been canceled by the South Eastern Railway. The Vande Bharat...
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Express and Ispat Express, which run between Puri-Rourkela and Howrah-Titlagarh respectively, will be short-terminated. The Vande Bharat Express will terminate at Jharsuguda and the Ispat Express at Chakradharpur. The Ispat Express will run as a passenger special from Chakradharpur to Howrah. The Kantabaji-Howrah Ispat Express will also terminate at Jharsuguda and continue as a passenger special from Jharsuguda to Titlagarh.