The South Central Railway has announced the cancellation and diversion of several trains due to a traffic block on the Tirupati-Katpadi section in the Guntakal division. Several trains, including the Tirupati-Katpadi trains (07581), (07660), (07659), (07582), and the Katpadi-Jolarpettai-Katpadi trains (06417), (06418) are canceled from May 27th to 30th. ...
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Additionally, the Coimbatore-Tirupati (22616), Tirupati-SMVT Bangalore (22617), and Katpadi-Tirupati trains are partially canceled on May 28th and 30th. Furthermore, the SMVT Bangalore-Tirupati (22618), Tirupati-Coimbatore-Tirupati (22615), Villupuram-Tirupati (16854), and Tirupati-Villupuram (16853) are partially canceled between Katpadi and Tirupati on May 27th, 29th, and 30th. The SMVT Bangalore-Hatia (12836) and SMVT Bangalore-Tatanagar (12890) are being diverted via Katpadi, Melpakkam, and Renigunta on May 28th and 27th, respectively. The Kacheguda-Madurai (07191) is being diverted via Don, Guntti, Renigunta, Melpakkam, and Katpadi on May 27th. Finally, the New Delhi-Trivandrum (12626), Okha-Rameswaram (16734), and Kakinada Town-SMVT Bangalore (17210) are being diverted via Renigunta, Melpakkam, and Katpadi on May 28th, 29th, and 29th, respectively.

South Central Railway has announced changes to train services due to upgrades at Tirupati Station. From March 5th to 14th, 2024, several trains will be fully cancelled, including the Villupuram-Tirupati Express (16854 & 16853), Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), and the Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728). Additionally,...
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the Tirupati-Mannargudi Pamani Express (17407 & 17408) will be cancelled on specific dates within this period. From March 12th to 23rd, the Puducherry-Tirupati MEMU Express (16112 & 16111) will also be fully cancelled. Furthermore, some trains will be partially cancelled, including the Arakkonam-Tirupati MEMU Express (06753 & 06754), Moore Market Complex-Tirupati MEMU Express (06727 & 06728), and the Dr. MGR Chennai Central-Tirupati Sapthagiri Express (16057 & 16058). These partially cancelled trains will either be short terminated or commence service at a different station within their respective routes.

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.