Due to the construction of a third railway line between Rajnandgaon and Nagpur stations in Maharashtra, the Indian Railways has announced the cancellation of around 72 trains and route changes for 28 others between August 4th and 20th. The third line project involves extensive interlocking work between Rajnandgaon and Kalamna stations,...
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affecting a total of 100 trains, including the Vande Bharat Express. The railway administration is spending approximately 3,540 crores for the 228 km third line connectivity project. The affected trains include numerous MEMU specials, Express trains, and even the prestigious Vande Bharat Express.

The Nagpur Division of Central Railway is undergoing track work on the Rajnandgaon-Kalamna section, leading to diversions for some passenger trains passing through the Bhopal Division. This diversion is due to the construction of a third line. Additionally, a teacher, Acharya, was honored at a ceremony for her retirement. World...
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Tribal Day will be observed in Itarsi on August 4th. A worker in Goa was paid his two-month-delayed salary. The agricultural produce market prices in Itarsi and Piparia are also reported, listing the prices of various commodities like wheat, chickpeas, gram, etc.

A new Superfast Express special train will be running between Raxaul and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus from August 6th, 2024. The train, numbered 05557, will depart Raxaul at 19:15 on August 6th and arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 05:50 on the third day, halting at Itarsi, Satna, Katni, and Jabalpur...
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along the way. The return train, numbered 05558, will depart Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 07:55 on August 8th and reach Raxaul at 16:50 on the same day, also making stops at Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, and Satna. The train will consist of 22 coaches, including AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper, and general class. It will make stops at various stations along the route, including Bargania, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Pataliputra, Ara, Buxar, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Mirzapur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Satna, Katni, Jabalpur, Itarsi, Khandwa, Bhusawal, Manmad, and Kalyan.

The South East Central Railway Nagpur Division is undertaking electronic interlock work on the Rajnandgaon-Kalmna rail section for the construction of a third line. The pre-non interlocking work will be carried out from August 4th to 13th, and the non-interlocking work from August 14th to 19th. Consequently, 16 passenger trains and...
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56 express trains, including the Vande Bharat Express, have been cancelled on various dates in August. The affected trains include the 20825 Bilaspur-Nagpur Vande Bharat Express, 20826 Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express, 18239 Korba-Itwari Express, 12856 Itwari-Bilaspur Express, 12855 Bilaspur-Itwari Express, 18240 Itwari-Bilaspur Express, 18109 Tata Nagar-Itwari Express, 18001 Itwari-Tatanagar Express, 11201 Nagpur-Shahdol Express, 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express, 12834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Express, 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Geetajanli Express, 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Geetajanli Express, 18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express, 18030 Shalimar-LTT Express, 18029 LTT-Shalimar Express, 12410 Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express, 12409 Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gondwana Express, 11756 Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express, 11753 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Rewa Express, 12771 Secunderabad Raipur Express, 12772 Raipur-Secunderabad Express, 22846 Hatia-Pune Express, 22845 Pune-Hatia Express, 12880 Bhubaneswar-LTT Express, 12879 LTT-Bhubaneswar Express, 12812 Hatia LTT Express, 12811 LTT-Hatia Express, 12442 New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express, 12441 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, 12222 Howrah-Pune Duronto Express, 20857 Puri-Sainagar Shirdi Express, 12993 Gandhigram-Puri Express, 12994 Puri-Gandhigram Express, 12939 Okha-Bilaspur Express, 22940 Bilaspur-Okha Express, 20822 Santragachi-Pune Humsafar Express, 20821 Pune-Santragachi Humsafar Express, 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express, 22893 Sainagar Shirdi Howrah Express, 12767 Sahib Nanded-Santragachi Express, 12768 Santragachi-Sahib Nanded Express, 22905 Okha-Shalimar Express, 22906 Shalimar-Okha Express, 22973 Gandhigram-Puri Express, 22974 Puri-Gandhigram Express, 22827 Puri-Surat Express, 22828 Surat-Puri Express, 20823 Puri-Ajmer Express, 20824 Ajmer-Puri Express.

The South East Central Railway Nagpur Division has announced the cancellation of 72 express and local trains, including the Vande Bharat Express running between Bilaspur and Nagpur, due to track work. From August 4th to 13th, electronic interlocking work will be carried out to connect the third line to the Kalamna...
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railway station on the Rajnandgaon-Kalamna rail section. Additionally, pre-non-interlocking work will take place from August 14th to 19th. The 228km third line being constructed as part of the Rajnandgaon-Nagpur third rail line project is estimated to cost ₹3540 crore. The cancellations are affecting numerous train passengers who have been forced to alter their travel plans. Specifically, several MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) special trains, including the 08711 Dongargarh-Gondia MEMU special, 08712 Gondia-Dongargarh MEMU special, 08713 Gondia-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08716 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Gondia MEMU special, 08756 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Ramtek MEMU special, 08751 Ramtek-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08754 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Ramtek MEMU special, 08755 Ramtek-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08281 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Tirodi MEMU special, 08284 Tirodi-Tumsar MEMU special, 08282 Tirodi-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08283 Tumsar-Tirodi MEMU special, 08714 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Balaghat MEMU special, 08715 Balaghat-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08267 Raipur-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari MEMU special, 08268 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari-Raipur MEMU special, 18239 Korba-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express, 11201 Nagpur-Shahdol Express, 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express, 12834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Express, and 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Geethanjali Express are cancelled between specific dates.