With safety-related modernisation work for commissioning of third line between the Jakhapura and Haridaspur stations extended for two more days to April 21, the ECoR has decided to cancel and short-terminate a few trains on April 20 and 21.
Earlier, the ECoR had decided to cancel and short terminate the trains till April 12 for the modernisation work that began on April 8.
Accordingly, the Kharagpur-Khurda Road-Kharagpur Fast Passenger and the Cuttack-Bhadrak-Cuttack Passenger trains will be cancelled on both the days. The Santragachhi-Puri Passenger train will run upto Jajpur-Keonjhar Road on the two days and will remain cancelled between Jajpur Keonjhar Road and Puri. The Brahmapur-Cuttack Passenger train will run from Brahmapur to Mancheswar instead of Cuttack on the days and remain cancelled between Mancheswar and Cuttack.
Besides, the Cuttack-Puri Passenger instead of leaving Cuttack will originate from Mancheswar to run upto Puri. It will remain cancelled between Cuttack and Mancheswar on the two days.