ECoR Revise Train Timings To Facilitate Modernisation Work In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has revised the train timings to facilitate modernisation work for the commissioning of a Double Line between Sambalpur City and Maneswar town and the launching of Limited Height Sub-ways (LHSs) between Kansbahal and Rajgangpur railway stations under Chakradharpur Division.

Train services are to be affected in Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur City-Rairakhol Railway Section.

Rescheduling of Trains:

20472 Puri-Bikaner Express from Puri at 0635hrs on 24.05.2023 will leave Puri at 0835hrs on the same day.

20917 Indore-Puri Express from Indore at 1500hrs on 23.05.2023 will leave at 1700hrs on the same day.

18311 Sambalpur-Banaras bi-weekly Express from Sambalpur on 24.05.2023 will leave at 1550hrs instead of 1305hrs.

18478 Rishikesh-Puri Kalinga Utkal Express from Rishikesh on 23.05.2023 will leave at 0920hrs instead of 0535hrs.

Cancellation of Trains:

18125/18126 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Express from both directions on 24.05.2023.

18107/18108 Rourkela-Jagadalpur-Rourkela Inter City Express from both directions on 24.05.2023.

Partial Cancellation of Trains:

18125/18126 Rourkela-Puri Rourkela Express from both directions on 23.05.2023 and from 25 to 30.05.2023 will remain cancelled between Puri and Sambalpur.

12893/12894 Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express from both directions from 23.05.2023 to 30.05.2023 will remain cancelled between Jujomura and Balangir from both directions.

12871 Howrah-Titilagarh Ispat Express from Howrah on 24.05.2023 will run up to Chakradharpur and will return back as a special train from Chakradharpur to Howrah on the path of 22862 Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express.

22862 Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express from Kantabanji on 24.05.2023 will run up to Jharsuguda and will return back as a special train from Jharsuguda to Titilagarh on the path of 12871 Howrah-Titilagarh Ispat Express.

18452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express from Puri on 23.05.2023 will run up to Sambalpur and will return back from Sambalpur to Puri as 18451 Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express on 24.05.2023. Services of 18451/18452 Puri-Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express will remain cancelled from both directions between Sambalpur-Hatia-Sambalpur.

Diversion of Trains:

20817/20818 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express from Bhubaneswar on 27.05.2023 and from New Delhi on 28.05.2023 will run on a diverted route via Bhubaneswar-Jakhapura-Jaroli-Rajkharsawan instead of Bhubaneswar-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda-Rourkela-Chakradharpur-Rajkharsawan from both the directions.

20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express from Visakhapatnam on 27.05.2023 will run on a diverted route via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Sambalpur instead of Vizianagaram-Bhubaneswar-Sambalpur.

Regulation of Trains:

12836 Bangalore-Hatia Express from Bangalore on 23.05.2023 will be controlled en-route suitably for construction of the modernisation work.