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Due to derailments of Train No.12841 Shalimar – Chennai Coromondel Express and Train No.12864 Yeswantpur – Howrah Superfast Express between 18.55 hrs to 19.00 hrs at Bahanaga Bazar (25 Km from Balasore) in Kharagpur – Bhadrak section o­n 2^nd June 2023,through running of train traffic has been affected. Rescue and Relief operations are o­n in full swing. Further Details are awaited.

Helpline Numbers at various stations are :-

Howrah – 03326382217 Kharagpur -  8972073925, 9332392339,

Balasore - 8249591559, 7978418322,  Shalimar - 9903370746

Vijayawada - 0866 2576924,  Rajahmundry -  08832420541

Chennai - 044- 25330952, 044-25330953 &  044-25354771, 9003061974

Chennai Central Railway Station : 044 25354148 & 044 25330714

Katpadi station: 9498651927,  Jolarpet  station: 77080 61811

Consequent to the accident, the following are the changes in the pattern of Train Services :-

Trains Cancelled :-

·Train No.22877 Howrah – Ernakulam Antyodaya Express leaving Howrah at 14.55 hrs o­n 3^rd June 2023 is cancelled.

·Train No.12841 Shalimar – Dr MGR Chennai Central Coromandel Express leaving Shalimar at 15.20 hrs o­n 3^rd June 2023 is cancelled.

·Train No.12840 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Howrah leaving Chennai at 19.20 hrs o­n 3^rd June 2023 is cancelled.

Trains Diverted :-

·Train No.12664 Tiruchchirappalli – Howrah which left Tiruchchirappalli at 13.35 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Vizianagaram – Titlagarh – Sambalpur – Jharsuguda – Rourkela – Tatanagar – Asanboni – Kharagpur

·Train No.15630 Silghat Town – Tambaram Nagaon Express that left Silghat Town at 10.10 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Asansol – Chandil Songari – Rourkela – Jharsuguda – Cuttack

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Maligaon, 17^th May, 2023:

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has been continuously striving to provide a safer, faster and more comfortable travelling experience to the people of the North Eastern region. For that the conventional ICF model rake of train no. 02502/02501 (Agartala – Kolkata - Agartala) special has been converted to a fully Air Conditioned LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch)rake. The train with LHB coaches was flagged off o­n 17^th May, 2023 from Agartala Railway Station at 07:30 hrs by Kumari Pratima Bhoumik, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment. Shri Prem Ranjan Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Lumding along with other senior officials of division were also present at Agartala Railway Station during the flagging off ceremony.

The train no. 02502 (Agartala - Kolkata) special will depart from Agartala o­n every Wednesday for eight trips from 17^th May to 05^thJuly, 2023 at 07:30 hours to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours o­n the next day. In return direction, train no. 02501 (Kolkata – Agartala) special will depart from Kolkata o­n every Sunday for eight trips from 21^st May to 09^thJuly, 2023 at 21:40 hours to reach Agartala at 05:15 hours o­n Tuesday.

During it’s both ways journey, the special train will run via New Karimganj Jn., New Haflong, Guwahati, Goalpara Town, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri Jn, Kishanganj, Malda Town, Azimganj Jn and Bandel Jn. The train will run with a revised composition consisting of 13 LHB coaches. It will have eleven state of the art AC-3 Economy Class coaches for the convenience of the passengers with two Luggage cum Generator coaches.

The newly converted coaches will be of LHB rake with AC-3 Economy coaches which is safer and more comfortable as compared to the earlier ICF coaches. These coaches have improved and modular design of seats and berth. The AC-3 Economy has 2 side berths, making it a total of 8 berths per compartment, thereby leading to increased number of seats. Moreover, the fare structure for AC-3 Economy is roughly 8% lesser than 3 AC coaches. So, passengers can travel in much cheaper than 3 AC coaches.

Further, the services of train no. 02518/02517 (Guwahati – Kolkata – Guwahati) has been extended for another eight trips. The train no. 02518 (Guwahati - Kolkata) special will depart from Guwahati o­n every Saturday for eight trips from 20^th May to 08^th July, 2023 at 21:00 hours to reach Kolkata at 15:00 hours o­n the next day. In return direction, train no. 02517 (Kolkata – Guwahati) special will depart from Kolkata o­n every Thursday for eight trips from 18^th May to 06^th July, 2023 at 21:40 hours to reach Guwahati at 16:15 hours o­n the next day.

The details of stoppages and timings of these trains are available at IRCTC website and through NTES and are also being notified in various newspapers and social media platforms of N.F. Railway. Passengers are requested to verify the details before undertaking their journey.