With modernisation works of the Puri Railway Station in offing, the ECoR has planned rescheduling and cancellation of a few trains to and from Puri for a period of 14 days from September 12 to 25.
Altogether, 12 pairs of Mail/Express trains and four pairs of local passenger trains will remain cancelled during the restructuring work. Similarly, seven pairs of Mail/Express trains will be cancelled partially, i.e. these trains will end its journey and originate at Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road instead of Puri.
The Puri-Howrah-Puri Garib Rath Express, Puri-Yesvantpur-Puri garib Rath Express, Puri-Chennai-Puri Express, Puri-Ahmedabad-Puri Express, Puri-Howrah-Puri Weekly Express, Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express, Puri-LTT-Puri Express, Sealdah-Puri-Sealdah Express, Puri-Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express, Bhanjapur-Puri-Bhanjapur (Baripada) Express, Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Passenger, Puri-Khurda Road-Puri Passenger, Khurda Road-Nayagarh Town-Khurda Road Passenger trains will remain cancelled.
Similarly, the Howrah-Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, Howrah-Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express and Talcher-Puri-Talcher Passenger will remain cancelled between Bhubaneswar and Puri from both the directions on days to be notified earlier.
The Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Inter City Express and Howrah-Puri-Santragachhi Passenger from September 14 to 24, the Tirupati-Puri-Tirupati Express on nominated days will remain cancelled between Khurda Road and Puri from both the directions.
Apart from this, the Gunupur-Puri Passenger from September 19 to 24 and the Puri-Gunupur Passenger from September 20 to 25 will remain cancelled for adjustment of connecting train services.
The ECoR has decided to provide free bus services between Bhubaneswar - Puri and Khurda Road - Puri for the bonafide passengers of partial cancelled trains during the period.
The passengers who are supposed to entrain or detrain at Puri will be provided with free bus service to and from Puri from Khurda Road and Bhubaneswar Railway Stations for Puri-Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express, Puri-Sambalpur-Puri Inter City, Puri-Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express and Puri-Tirupati-Puri Express during the period in both the directions.