South East Central Railway (SECR), Raipur Railway Division has extended the Raipur-Bhanupratappur-Durg passenger train Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) to Kevati Railway station from Thursday.
There was delight among the citizens of Kevati as the train reached their village, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of the local people.
According to Railway officials, SECR has been working on different projects under which Dallirajhara-Raoghat new railway line project work is in progress. As part of the expansion of the passenger service on the route, the existing DEMU train 78815/78818 Raipur-Bhanupratappur-Durg is being extended to Kevati Railway station.
The train 78815 Raipur-Kevati will depart from Raipur Railway station at 9.17 AM to reach Durg at 10.10 AM and depart at 10.20 AM to reach Dallirajhara at 12.15 PM and again depart at 12.17 PM. The train will reach Bhanupratappur at 12.58 PM and depart at 13.00 PM. It will reach its destination Kevati at 13.15 PM.
The return train 78818 Kevati-Durg will leave Kevati at 13.45 PM, reach Bhanupratappur at 13.54 PM, reach Dallirajhara at 14.35 and Durg at 16.40 PM.