The Gondia-Jharsuguda passenger was cancelled on Sunday for a minor maintenance work at Raipur railway station, causing inconvenience to daily commuters. However, the Railwlays put in place Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express as an alternative for the passengers.
Official sources said three railway lines are currently under maintenance between Baikunth and Dadhapara under Bilaspur railway zone. The railways had made prior alternative arrangements. The announcement of cancellation of the train drove the passengers into frenzy. The passengers rushed to the help desk and information counter for assistance.
According to railway officials of Raipur zone, more than 50 linemen were assigned on the three railway lines between Baikunth and Dadhapara. The work, which started on Sunday morning, finished by evening on the same day. The Gondia-Jharsuguda Passenger reached Raipur at 9.20 am and then cancelled. As its emergency substitute, Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express was run as a passenger train between Raipur to Bilaspur. The train left Raipur Railway Station at10.10 am registering a delay of 25 minutes. The train reached Bilaspur at 12.45 pm around half-an-hour late against its scheduled arrival time. Gondia-bound Jharsuguda- Gondia passenger left from Raipur at its scheduled time at4.30 pm.