Ranchi

Seven-hour traffic-cum-power block today; several trains cancelled

PNS

Train services in Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway ( SER) will hit for seven hours due to a traffic-cum-power block for launching of a limited Height Subway (lHS) between Adityapur and Gamharia stations.

The traffic-cum-power block from 12 noon to 7 pm is required for launching of the subway which will replace an unmanned level crossing.

A circular has been issued by Garden Reach, headquarters of SER in this regard. It said that several passenger trains will remain cancelled tomorrow (June 15) while several other trains will be either short terminated , rescheduled  or run in diverted routes.

The trains which will be cancelled tomorrow include the Up and down Tatanagar-Kharagpur Passenger, Asansol–Tatanagar-Express, Asansol-Tatanagar Passenger,  Tatanagar-Gua Passenger.

The Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express ( 12021) will be short terminated at Tatanagar and will run as  Barbil-Howrah Janshatabdi Express ( 12022) from Tatanagar to Howrah on its return journey as per its schedule time in the evening. Thus, services of the train will remain cancelled between Tatanagar and Barbil.

Similarly, another train- Hatia-Tatanagar Passenger ( 58662) will be short terminated at Gamharia. The train ( 58661) will resume its return journey from Gamharia instead of Tatanagar. The services of  that train will remain cancelled between Gamharia and Tatanagar.

The Dhanbad-Tatanagar Subarnarekha Express ( 13301) will be short terminated at Kandra. The return journey of the train ( 13302) will resume from Kandra instead of Tatanagar. Thus, services of the train will remain cancelled between Kandra and Tatanagar.

As per the railway circular as many as 11 trains will be rescheduled. The Rourkela-Muri-Jammu Tawi link Express ( 18109) has been rescheduled to leave  Rourkela at 3.35 pm instead of 11.35 am. The Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi Express ( 18101) will be rescheduled to leave Tatanagar at 7.05 pm instead of 2.50 pm. The  Tatanagar-Rourkela-Alappuzha link Express ( 18189) has been rescheduled to leave  Tatanagar at 7.15 pm instead of 3.30 pm.

The Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express ( 12860) will be rescheduled to leave  Howrah at 3.50 pm instead of its schedule departure of 1.50 pm. The Santragachi-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express ( 12768) will be rescheduled to leave  Santragachi at 4.05 pm instead of 2.50 pm. The  Danapur-Tatanagar  Express ( 18184) will be  rescheduled to leave Danapur at 9 am instead of 6 am. The Tatanagar-Barkakana Passenger (58023)  will be rescheduled to leave  Tatanagar at 7.10 pm instead of 3 pm.