# Eastern Railway cancels trains for Panagarh signalling upgrade 2026-08-08T13:22:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Eastern Railway has cancelled or regulated several MEMU passenger and express trains on the Barddhaman-Asansol section from May 24 to May 27 for non-interlocking work at Panagarh station. The work, converting the existing panel interlocking system to an electronic interlocking system, will run daily from 12 noon to 6 pm. Multiple MEMU services between Barddhaman and Asansol will remain cancelled, with additional cancellations on May 27 including the Howrah-Siuri Hool Express and Siuri-Howrah Hool Express. Some trains will be short-terminated or originate at Asansol instead of Barddhaman. Long-distance trains like the Howrah-Dehradun Kumbha Express will be delayed by about 75 minutes. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Asansol Division, Barddhaman-Asansol, Eastern Railway, Panagarh station, signalling upgrade, train cancellations Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/eastern-railway-cancels-trains-for-panagarh-signalling-upgrade/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/eastern-railway-cancels-trains-for-panagarh-signalling-upgrade/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.