Due to safety related signal modernisation work (Route relay interlocking) and also to facilitate smooth and better movement of trains some of the south bound trains including Odisha and Visakhapatnam and passing through East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction will be diverted, short terminated and cancelled during July 30 and August 9.
Railways are undertaking non-inter locking work in connection with commissioning of third line including other modernisation work between Kharagpur and Shyamchak stations under south eastern railway from July 30 to August 9.
While Yesvantpur-Bhagalpur express leaving Yesvantpur on August 2 and 9, Yesvantpur-Muzaffarpur Express leaving Yesvantpur on August 6, Secunderabad-Guwahati Express and Thiruvanantapuram-Guwahati Express leaving Secunderabad and Thiruvanantapuram respectively on August 3, Bangalore-Guwahati Express leaving Bangalore on August 1, 6, 7 and 8; Thiruvanantapuram-Guwahati Express leaving Thiruvanantapuram on August 5, Yesvantpur-Dibrugarh Express leaving Yesvantpur on August 4 and 15643 Puri-Guwahati Express leaving Puri on August 2 will be diverted via Hijli, Midnapur and Asansol, said a Press release issued by
the Railways.
Similarly, Puri-Santragachhi passenger scheduled to leave Puri from August 1to 8 and Howrah-Puri passenger scheduled to leave Howrah from August 2 to 8 will be short terminated/originate from Kharagpur and will remain cancel between Kharagpur and Howrah during the period.
Similarly, Visakhapatnam-Digha-Visakhapatnam Express leaving Visakhapatnam on August 7 and leaving Digha on the next day will remain cancelled while Puri-Digha-Puri Express leaving Puri on August 6 and leaving Digha on August 7 will remain cancelled.
Trains like Puri-Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express will remain cancelled between August 2 and 9 from both the directions while Shalimar-Visakhapatnam-Shalimar Express leaving Shalimar on August 5 and leaving Visakhapatnam on August 6 will too remain cancelled, Puri-Digha-Puri Express leaving Puri on August 2 and 9 and leaving Digha on August 3 and 10 will too remain cancelled.
Sealdah-Puri-Sealdah Express leaving Sealdah on August 4, 6 and 8 and leaving Puri on august 5, 7 and 9 will remain cancelled.
The Railways also informed that passengers who have booked their journey tickets and are being affected due to the inconvenience will get full refund from any computerised reservation counter.