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37 trains cancelled, rerouted on Adra division from 22 to 25 October
The Story in Brief
Jamshedpur: South Eastern Railway has announced changes to train operations on the Adra rail division from 22 to 25 October due to development work. Eight MEMU trains will be cancelled on various dates, six services will be short-terminated or short-originated, and the Tatanagar-Hatia Express will run on a diverted route via Chandil, Gunda Bihari and Muri on 22 and 23 October. The Buxar-Tatanagar Express may also face 45 to 60 minute running time restrictions on 22, 23 and 25 October, potentially causing delays.
Cancelled services include the Adra-Asansol-Adra MEMU (68046-68045) for all four days, the Asansol-Purulia-Asansol MEMU (63594-63593) on 22 and 25 October, the Jhargram-Purulia-Jhargram MEMU (68023-68024) on 22 October, and the Adra-Bhaga-Adra MEMU (68077-68076) on 25 October. The Adra-Barabhum-Adra MEMU (68053-68054) will run only up to Purulia on 23 and 25 October, while the Asansol-Tatanagar-Asansol MEMU (68055-68056) will terminate at Purulia on 22 October and at Adra on 22 and 25 October. The railway has asked passengers to check train status on the National Train Enquiry System or call helpline 139 before travelling.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Development work on the Adra rail division network will disrupt train services for four days this week, affecting passengers across three states who travel by MEMU trains and the Tatanagar-Hatia Express. The eight cancelled trains are all MEMU services, which short-distance commuters rely on most, so the inconvenience is concentrated on local routes rather than long-distance mail or express trains. The railway's request that passengers check NTES or call 139 before leaving home puts the onus on travellers to manage information gaps that the administration itself created. Whether disruption on this scale becomes a pattern or remains a one-off maintenance event depends on how South Eastern Railway schedules and communicates its next block.
Source: prabhatkhabar.com
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