Train services would remain affected for more than 10 hours on Sunday in the Chakradharpur railway division due to the construction work of the third line project between Gamharia and Sini, in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district.
Railway sources informed that block in both the Up and Dn lines between Gamharia and Sini would begin at 9.15 am and will continue till the evening. Normal train services are expected to be restored late in the evening.
OP Sharma, station manager of Tatanagar informed that Garden Reach, the headquarters of South Eastern Railway ( SER) today notified the railway block for construction and necessary installation work for the third line project between Gamharia and Sini. Several trains would either be short-terminated or cancelled for the mandatory work.
The Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express will be short-terminated at Tatanagar. The train will remain cancelled between Tatanagar and Barbil. The return train will leave from Tatanagar as usual in the evening for Howrah.
The Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Superfast Express would also be short-terminated at Tatanagar . Therefore, the journey of the train between Tatanagar and Titlagarh would remain cancelled. The train will leave for Howrah in the afternoon as per its schedule departure time. The Tata-Gua Passenger and Tata-Barbil Passenger will remain cancelled. The Howrah-Pune Duronto Express will run on a diverted route via Gamharia and Kandra. The Tata-Rourkela-Alleppy Express will also run on a diverted route via Gamharia and Kandra.
The Howrah-CSTM Geetanjali Express will be rescheduled by 1 hour 10 minutes at Howrah. The train leaves Howrah at 1.50 pm. The Tata-Bilaspur Passenger and South Bihar Express would also run on a rescheduled time.
Officials at the Chakradharpur Railway Control said that movement of all passenger trains running in the Chakradharpur division would be delayed due to the railway block. “Moreover, movement of freight trains would also remain affected tomorrow due to the railway mega block,” said an official.