1 Trains from (bju)barauni jn to (RPAN)RANGAPARA NORTH

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, the following are the changes in the pattern of Train Services.

Cancellation of Trains

·Train No.22852 Mangalore – Santragachi Vivek Superfast Express leaving Mangalore at 23.00 hrs o­n 3^rd June 2023 is cancelled

·Train No.12842 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Shalimar Coromandel Express leaving Chennai at 07.00 hrs o­n 4^th June 2023 is cancelled

·Train No.22808 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Santragachi AC Superfast train leaving Chennai at 08.10 hrs o­n 4^th June 2023 is cancelled.

·Train No.06074 Rangapara North – Erode Superfast Special leaving Rangapara North at 05.15 hrs o­n 3^rd June 2023 is cancelled

·Train No.12510 Guwahati – Sri M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru Tri Weekly Superfast Express leaving Guwahati at 06.20 hrs o­n 6^th June 2023 is cancelled

·Train No.12552 Kamakhya – Sir M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru AC Superfast Express leaving Kamakhya at 14.00 hrs o­n 7^th June 2023 is cancelled.

Diversion of Trains

·Train No.12842 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Shalimar which left Chennai at 07.00 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, and Kharagpur

·Train No.22641 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar Bi Weekly Express which left Thiruvananthapuram at 16.55 hrs o­n 1^st June 2023 is diverted to run via Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, and Kharagpur

·Train No.12246 Sir M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru Terminal – Howrah Duronto Express which left Bengaluru at 11.20 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar, and Kharagpur

·Train No.12503 Sir M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru Terminal – Agartala Express which left Bengaluru at 10.15 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Jaroli, Dangaoposi, Tatanagar, Kharagpur and Howrah

·Train No.12864 Sir M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru Terminal – Howrah which left Bengaluru at 10.35 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Sambalpur – Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Tatanagar and Kharagpur

·Train No.12840 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Howrah Mail that left Chennai at 19.20 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Jharoli, Dangaoposi, Tatanagar, and Kharagpur

·Train No.12509 Sir M.Visveswaraya Bengaluru Terminal – Guwahati Superfast Express that left Bengaluru at 23.40 hrs o­n 1^st June 2023 is diverted to run via Jharsuguda, Tatanagar, Kharagpur

·Train No.15929 Tambaram – New Tinsukia that left Tambaram at 18.35 hrs o­n 1^st June 2023 is diverted to run via Jharoli, Dangaoposi, Rajkharsawan, Tatanagr and Chandil

·Train No.22807 Santragachi – Dr MGR Chennai Central AC Super fast Express that left Santragachi at 18.00 hrs o­n 2^nd June 2023 is diverted to run via Jharsuguda, Sambalpur City, Angul and Cuttack

Rescue and Relief operations are o­n in full swing.

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

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Total 380 Special Trains are making 6369 Trips with over 80 thousand coaches

Indian Railways is running 1770 more trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022

During this summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains. Indian Railways is running 1770 morr trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022. While an average 13.2 trips per train was run in last summer, 16.8 trips per special train are being made in the current year. The major destinations connected are Patna-Secunderabad, Patna-Yesvantpur, Barauni-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Katra, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Anand Vihar- Patna, Visakhapatnam-Puri-Howrah, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Gorakhpur.

In totality, these 380 special trains making 6369 trips have 25794 General Coaches and 55243 Sleeper Coaches. General Coaches have a capacity of 100 passenger whereas Sleeper Coaches have a capacity of 72 passengers in ICF and 78 in LHB.

In order to cater the summer rush, all the zonal Railways spread across the country have geared up to run special trips. Through these special trains, connectivity from various states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi is being ensured. South Western Railway catering to majorly Karnataka region is running maximum trips 1790 this summer season in comparison to 779 trips last year whereas Western Railway catering majorly to the state of Gujarat has also geared up to run 1470 trips in comparison to 438 trips last year. It is also pertinent to mention that this year, South Central Railway is running 784 trips which is 80 trips more than the last year. To deal with the heavy rush in northern part of the country, North Western Railway is running 400 trips, East Central Railway is running 380 trips. Northern Railway has also planned to run 324 trips this year.

However, neither the number of trains nor the number of trips run by specific special train(s) is static for the entire season. Planning and running of special trains is a continuous process for which inputs are taken from all the communication channels 24x 7 like media reports, Social media platforms, Railway Integrated helpline number 139, apart from details of waitlist passengers in PRS system to assess demand of trains o­n a particular route. Based o­n this requirement, number of trains and number of trips are augmented.

A watch o­n any malpractices – like cornering of seats, over-charging and touting activity etc. is being kept by the team of commercial and RPF Staff.