Former Union Minister Dilip Ray met with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Delhi to discuss several issues related to the Chakradharpur Railway Division. The delegation, led by Ray, sought immediate solutions to problems faced by railway employees in Rourkela and Bonda-Munda, including: improving medical facilities at Bonda-Munda and Rourkela railway...
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hospitals, providing treatment to Umid Card holders in well-equipped hospitals without recommendations, operating a MEMU shuttle train between Rourkela and Tatanagar for the convenience of railway employees in Rourkela and Bonda-Munda, repairing and reconstructing roads in the railway colonies of Rourkela and Bonda-Munda, improving the sewage system, providing clean water to railway employees and local residents, restoring the halted stoppages of trains in Bonda-Munda during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing LHS facilities near the Bonda-Munda cabins and diesel loco shed, returning employees who were sent on deputation from Rourkela Electric Shed to Bonda-Munda Diesel Shed, extending the route of train number 20809 Nagavali Express to Rourkela, and running train number 18105 regularly on a daily basis. The delegation included Manik Chowdhury, DCS Rao, Manoj Kumar Nayak, and Saurabh.

South Eastern Railway is temporarily adding extra sleeper coaches to several trains between August 1st and October 1st, 2024, to improve passenger comfort during peak travel times. This measure will affect trains traveling between various cities including Ranchi, Ara, Godda, Howrah, Jagdalpur, Rourkela, Jainagar, Gunupur, and Banaras. Passengers are welcoming this...
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move as it will address overcrowding issues, particularly during holiday seasons.

The South Eastern Railway has adjusted the schedules of 11 trains operating through Dhanbad and Gomoh, impacting departure and arrival times at several stations. The Dhanbad-Tata Swarnrekha Express will now arrive at Tatanagar at 12:00 PM, delayed by 15 minutes from its previous 11:45 AM arrival. The Tata-Dhanbad Swarnrekha Express will...
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depart from Tatanagar at 3:30 PM instead of 3:45 PM. The Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express will depart from Tatanagar at 8:55 PM instead of 9:05 PM. The Gomoh-Chakradharpur MEMU train will arrive at Chakradharpur at 11:00 PM, later than its previous 10:40 PM arrival. The Chakradharpur MEMU Express will depart from Chakradharpur at 5:35 AM, earlier than its previous 5:45 AM departure. The Chakradharpur-Gomoh train will depart from Chakradharpur at 5:35 AM, earlier than its previous 5:45 AM departure. The 18625 Purnea-Court Express will arrive at Jhaliada at 6:14 PM instead of 6:37 PM and at Muri at 6:35 PM instead of 7:00 PM. The 18105 Rourkela-Jaynagar Express will depart from Rourkela at 4:45 PM. The return journey, 18106 Jaynagar-Rourkela Express will arrive at Rourkela at 3:00 PM instead of 2:30 PM. The 18019 Jhargram-Dhanbad MEMU Express has seen minor schedule adjustments between Jhargram and Biramdi. The 18116 Chakradharpur-Gomoh Express has experienced minor schedule changes at every station between Chakradharpur and Purulia. The 13351 Dhanbad-Alleppey Express will now arrive at Nuaagaon, Bondamunda, Rourkela, Rajgangpur, and Bamra stations two minutes later than its previous schedule.

The timetable for most trains passing through the Chakradharpur Railway Division will change from June 11th onwards. While most changes are only a few minutes, a significant number of trains will be affected. The affected trains include: 13301/02, 15021/22, 18029/30, 18051/52, 18103/04, 18105/06, 18107/08, 18109/10, 18117/18, 18451/52, 18637/38, 22829/30,...
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2283738, 28181/82, 12101/02, 12809/10, 12813/14, 12889/90, 12905/06, 8161/62, 8149/50. These trains pass through various stations in the division, including Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela, and Jharsuguda.