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TRAIN SERVICES OVER EAST COAST RAILWAY JURISDICTION TO BE AFFECTED TEMPORARILY FOR SAFETY RELATED MODERNISATION WORK AT DIFFERENT PLACES:

●        Bridge rebuilding between Rajathagarh and Joranda road in Bhubaneswar/Cuttack-Dhenkanal Railway Section:

●        Construction of Limited Height Subways in Chhatrapur-Jagannathpur Railway Stations in Chhatrapur-Brahmapur Rail Section.

●        Second chord line between Brundamal Station and MAVM Siding.

●        Bridge Rebuilding between Khariar Road-Nawapara Road-Lapanga and Important Track Machine Works between Lapanga & Rengali.

Cancellation of Train:

A.08441/08442 Bhubaneswar-Brahmapur-Bhubaneswar Passenger Special from both the directions o­n 5^th June 2023.

B.08264 Bilaspur-Titilagarh Passenger from Bilaspur from 7^th to 9^th June.

C.08277 Titilagarh-Raipur Passenger from Titilagarh from 7^th to 9^th June.

D.08171/08172 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU from both sides from 7^th to 9^th June.

E. 08169/08170 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU from both sides from 7^th to 9^thJune.

F.08263Titilagarh-Bilaspur Passenger from Titilagarh from 8^th to 10^th June.

G.08278 Raipur-Titilagarh Passenger from Raipur from 8^th to 10^th June.

H.08527/08528 Raipur-Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger Special from both sides o­n 3^rd June, 2023.

I.08275 Raipur-Junagarh Road Passenger Special from Raipur o­n 3^rd June’2023.

J.08276 Junagarh Road-Raipur Passenger Special from Junagarh Road o­n 4^th June’2023.

Partial Cancellation of Trains:

A.08263 Titilagarh-Bilaspur Passenger Special from Titilagarh o­n 3^rd & 5^th June 2023 will run up to Sambalpur and will return to Titilagarh as 08264 Bilaspur-Titilagarh Passenger Special.

B.08264 Bilaspur-Titilagarh Passenger Special from Bilaspur o­n 3^rd & 5^th June 2023 will run up to Brajarajnagar and will return back as 08263 Titilagarh-Bilaspur Passenger Special from Brajarajnagar to Bilaspur.

C.Services of both the trains between Sambalpur and Brajarajnagar from both sides will remain cancelled.

Rescheduling of Train:

A.17016 Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar Visakha Express from Secunderabad at 1650hrs will leave at 2050hrs o­n 4^thJune 2023.

B.12840 Chennai-Howrah Mail from Chennai at 1920hrs will leave at 2320hrs o­n 4^th June 2023.

C.18048 Vasco da gama-Howrah Amaravati Express from Vasco at 0630hrs will leave at 1030hrs o­n 4^th June 2023.

D.12807 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Samata Express from Visakhapatnam o­n 3^rd June will leave at 1020hrs instead of 0920hrs.

E.20808 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express from Amritsar 3^rd June at 2355hrs will leave at 0455hrs o­n 4^thJune 2023.

F.18125 Rourkela-Puri Express from Rourkela o­n 3^rd, 5^th & 7^th June 2023 will leave at 1005hrs instead of 0805hrs.

Regulation of Trains:

20808 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express from Amritsar o­n 31^st May, 22840 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Inter City Express from Bhubaneswr o­n 2^ndJune, 20895 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Express from Rameswaram o­n 4^thJune and 18464 Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Express from Bangalore o­n 4^thJune 2023 will be controlled en-route for a few minutes.

Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India flagged off Train No. 12862 Mahbubnagar – Visakhapatnam Express from Mahbubnagar Railway station today i.e., 20^thMay, 2023 in the august presence of Shri V. Srinivas Goud, Hon’ble Minister for Excise, Prohibition, Sports & Youth Services and Archaeology, Govt. of Telangana; Shri M. Srinivas Reddy, Hon’ble MP, Mahbubnagar; Smt. Swarna Sudhakar Reddy, Hon’ble Chairperson, Zilla Parishad, Mahbubnagar; Shri K.C Narsimlu, Hon’ble Muncipal Chairman, Mahbubnagar; Shri Sharat Chandrayan, Divisional Railway Manager and other Senior Railway officials and public representatives.

 Speaking o­n the occasion, Shri G. Kishan Reddy stated that the new Mahbubnagar – Visakhapatnam Express will connect the people of Palamuru region directly with Kacheguda and beyond including important cities like Kazipet, Warangal, Vijayawada, Eluru etc., He stated that Railway connectivity is very important for the development of any region. He stated that the rail developments in Telangana region has been progressing at a fast pace in the recent years in terms of rail infrastructure, electrification, provision of passenger amenities. Towards improving connectivity, the centre has undertaken doubling of Secunderabad and Mahbubnagar with a cost of Rs. 1400 crore, he said. We will continue to work hard and put all efforts for the all-round development of Telangana region, he added.

 Shri G. Kishan Reddy informed that Mahbubnagar Railway station has been equipped with free Wi-Fi facility. Further, the Hon’ble Union Minister stated that the Secunderabad Railway station is being redeveloped with a cost of Rs. 720 crores and the works are progressing swiftly. The Railway station is being upgraded with modern facilities and amenities o­n par with airports to meet the needs of the passengers, he said. He also informed that Charlapalli Satellite terminal is being developed, which will provide enhanced transport facility to the passengers in Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

 The extension of Train No. 12861/12862 Visakhapatnam – Kacheguda – Visakhapatnam Express up to Mahbubnagar will be highly beneficial for the people of the region who will now be able to travel directly to Warangal, Khammam, Rayanapadu (Vijayawada), Eluru, Rajahmundry, Annavaram, Visakhapatnam etc. The train provides comfortable night travel facility from both Mahbubnagar and Visakhapatnam allowing the passengers to reach their destinations conveniently in the morning hours. The train also caters to both reserved and unreserved segment of people with composition of AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class and General Coaches.

 Stoppages and timings of Train No. 12862/12861 Mahbubnagar – Visakhapatnam – Mahbubnagar Express are as detailed below: