Bandh affects train services

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Trains were detained in different railway stations under the East Coast Railway jurisdiction in view of the Odisha Bandh called by the Congress on Monday. Though train services resumed late afternoon, passengers had hard times in different stations waiting for hours.Congress workers sat in railway lines in Talcher, Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Chhatrapur and Puri in the early morning that forced the authorities to detain 02880 Bhubaneswar-LTT Special at the Bhubaneswar station from 0720hrs to 0800hrs, 08493 Bhubaneswar-Balangir Special at Dhenkanal from 0748hrs to 0820hrs, 08448 Koraput-Bhubaneswar Special at Dhenkanal from 0747hrs to 0820hrs.After the picketers dispersed, 02815 Puri-Anand Vihar Special was allowed to leave Puri at 1120hrs instead of its scheduled time at 1100hrs.  

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