Several train services will be canceled on different dates in September due to various reasons, including line block and maintenance work. The Bilaspur-Patna weekly train, Howrah-Mumbai express, Santragachi-Pune Humsafar, and Santragachi-Jabalpur weekly express will be canceled for specific days in September. The Howrah-Duronto, Mumbai Mail, and Pune Azad Hind will be...
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rerouted. The Tatanagar-Itwari and Bilaspur express will be canceled due to line block in Chakradharpur division on specific days in September. Additionally, Tatanagar-Bilaspur and Tatanagar-Itwari express will be canceled from September 10th and 11th respectively until September 28th. Several MEMU trains, including Tata-Guwa, Tata-Badampahar, and Tata-Rourkela, will be canceled on specific days in September. Lastly, the Tata-Hatia MEMU train will be canceled on November 4th and the Tatanagar-Hatia express will be canceled on September 3rd due to line block in Ranchi. The Santragachi-Rani Kamalapati express will be canceled on September 12th, the Shalimar-Bhuj express on September 10th, and the Shalimar-Udaipur express on September 1st.

The Railway Board has announced the election schedule for recognizing railway unions. Nominations will begin on October 25th, and voting will be held on December 4th, 5th, and 6th. The winning union will be declared on December 12th after the vote count. This is the first election for union recognition since...
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2013. Over 22,000 railway workers in the Chakradharpur division, including Tatanagar, will participate in the voting process. Unions intending to participate must clear outstanding dues regarding office rent, electricity, and water. Any union with unpaid dues will be barred from participating in the election. The South Eastern Zone will see the participation of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR), the All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF), and the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), among others.

Due to development work on the South East Central Railway, several trains will be canceled on various dates. These include the Tatanagar-Bilaspur, Bilaspur-Tatanagar, Tatanagar-Itwari, Itwari-Tatanagar, Darbhanga-Secunderabad, Secunderabad-Dhanbad, Santragachi-Jabalpur, Jabalpur-Santragachi, Santragachi-Pune, Pune-Santragachi, Bilaspur-Patna, Patna-Bilaspur, Howrah-Mumbai, and Mumbai-Howrah Express trains. The cancellations will take place between September 10th and 28th, 2024, with specific...
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dates varying for each train. For example, Train No. 18113 Tatanagar-Bilaspur Express will be cancelled from September 10th to 27th, 2024, while Train No. 17008 Darbhanga-Secunderabad Express will be cancelled on September 10th, 13th, 17th, and 29th, 2024.

The Indian Railways is prioritizing revenue, leading to disruptions in passenger train operations, particularly in the Chakradharpur railway division. This is causing frustration among passengers, as evidenced by a recent incident where passengers of the Jhargram-Purulia passenger train were held up at Govindpur Halt to allow a goods train to pass....
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This resulted in a 1.5-hour protest that disrupted the Howrah-Mumbai line. This isn't the first time such protests have occurred in the division, highlighting the ongoing issue of passenger trains being delayed for goods trains. Even after the General Manager of the South Eastern Railway Zone assured passengers that passenger trains are a priority, no improvement in the operations department's approach has been observed. The protest at Govindpur Halt caused delays to several trains including the Duronto Express, Utkal Express, and the Jhargram-Dhanbad passenger special. The Tata Nagar RPF has filed a case against 200 unidentified individuals involved in the protest.

The South Eastern Railway will be undertaking development work in the Adra Division, which will require rolling blocks. The Tatanagar-Hatia Express will be rerouted from its usual route of Chandil-Purulia-Koteshila-Muri to Chandil-Gunda Bihar-Muri on September 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. The Kharagpur-Hatia-Kharagpur Express will be canceled between Adra-Hatia-Adra...
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stations from September 5th to 7th. Starting on September 2nd, the Ranchi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express will halt at Parasnath station with a two-minute stop. The Bokaro Steel City-Asansol MEMU train will be extended to reach Barddhaman, with the Bokaro Steel City-Barddhaman MEMU starting operations on September 3rd.