# Siddhpur platform work cancels Okha-Shakur Basti train halt on four dates 2026-10-22T04:19:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Okha-Shakur Basti special train will skip Siddhpur station on four dates in October and November 2026 because of platform expansion and height-raising work at the Gujarat railway station. Train number 09523 will not stop at Siddhpur on 20 and 27 October, and 3 and 10 November. Passengers who need to board or alight at Siddhpur on those dates must arrange alternative travel. Western Railway is extending Platform No. 2 at Siddhpur station on the Ahmedabad-Palanpur section under the Ahmedabad Division. The work involves lengthening the platform by 70 metres at each end and raising its height. Railway authorities have temporarily cancelled the train’s halt at Siddhpur on the four specified dates while work is underway. The train will pass through without stopping on those days. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The platform expansion work directly affects passengers who rely on Siddhpur station for the Okha-Shakur Basti special train, forcing them to find alternative transport on four separate days spread over a month. Western Railway has prioritised the infrastructure upgrade, which extends the platform by 70 metres at each end and raises its height, over maintaining the scheduled halt. The notification covers only this single train service and four specific dates, leaving travellers from Siddhpur to plan each of those days separately. No announcement has been made about any compensation or replacement service for affected passengers. ## Coverage - gujaratsamachar.com Leads with passenger inconvenience from railway work, neutral report This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ahmedabad Division, Siddhpur, Western Railway Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/siddhpur-platform-work-cancels-okha-shakur-basti-train-halt-on-four-dates/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/siddhpur-platform-work-cancels-okha-shakur-basti-train-halt-on-four-dates/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/