Raksha Bandhan Travel Disruptions: Railways Cancel 72 Trains, 22 Routes Altered | Details Inside

Indian Railways has canceled 72 trains that run between Maharashtra's Rajnandgaon and Nagpur railway stations due to the construction of a third track between these stations.

The department is conducting extensive pre-interlocking and electronic interlocking work, which affects 100 trains, including changes to the routes of 22 trains and the shortening of 6 trains' routes.

This disruption comes at a crucial time, as the festival of Raksha Bandhan falls on August 19, and travelers need to recheck their train statuses.

Key Details:

• Affected Period: August 4 to August 20
• Reason: Construction of a third track and associated electronic work
• Investment: Rs 3,540 crore for 228 km of third-line connectivity between Rajnandgaon and Nagpur

Trains Canceled:

• 08711/08712 Dongargarh-Gondia-Dongargarh MEMU Special (August 7-19)
• 08713/08716 Gondia-Itwari-Gondia MEMU Special (August 7-19)
• 08281/08284 Itwari-Tirodi-Tumsar Road MEMU Special (August 7-19)
• 08714/08715 Itwari-Balaghat-Itwari MEMU Special (August 7-19)
• 18239/18240 Korba-Itwari-Korba Express (August 7-19)
• 20825/20826 Bilaspur-Nagpur Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express (August 7-19)
• 08756/08751 Itwari-Ramtek-Itwari MEMU Special (August 7-20)
• 08754/08755 Itwari-Ramtek-Itwari MEMU Special (August 7-20)
• 12855/12856 Bilaspur-Itwari-Bilaspur Intercity Express (August 7-20)
• 11753/11754 Itwari-Rewa-Itwari Express (August 7-20)
• 08282/08283 Tirodi-Itwari-Tumsar Road MEMU Special (August 8-20)
• 08267/08268 Raipur-Itwari-Raipur MEMU Special (August 6-19)
• 18109/18110 Tatanagar-Itwari-Tatanagar Express (August 6-20)
• 11201/11202 Nagpur-Shahdol-Nagpur Express (August 14-20)
• 12834/12833 Howrah-Ahmedabad-Howrah Express (August 10-14)
• 12860/12859 Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah Geetanjali Express (August 5-14)
• 18237/18238 Korba-Amritsar-Korba Chattisgarh Express (August 4-17)
• 18030/18029 Shalimar-LTT-Shalimar Express (August 11-19)
• 12410/12409 Nizamuddin-Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gondwana Express (August 12-19)
• 11756/11755 Rewa-Itwari-Rewa Express (August 13-19)
• 12771/12772 Secunderabad-Raipur-Secunderabad Express (August 7-15)
• 22846/22845 Hatia-Pune-Hatia Express (August 5-11)
• 12880/12879 Bhubaneswar-LTT-Bhubaneswar Express (August 8-17)
• 22894/22893 Howrah-Sai Nagar-Howrah Express (August 8-17)
• 12812/12811 Hatia-LTT-Hatia Express (August 16-18)
• 12442/12441 New Delhi-Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (August 13-15)
• 12222/12221 Howrah-Pune-Howrah Duronto Express (August 15-17)
• 20857/20858 Puri-Sai Nagar Shirdi-Puri Express (August 9-18)
• 12993/12994 Puri-Gandhidham-Puri Express (August 16-19)
• 22939/22940 Okha-Bilaspur-Okha Express (August 10-19)
• 20822/20821 Santragachi-Pune-Santragachi Express (August 17-19)
• 12767/12768 Sahib Nanded-Santragachi-Sahib Nanded Express (August 12-14)
• 2905/22906 Okha-Shalimar-Okha Express (August 18-20)
• 2973/22974 Gandhidham-Puri-Gandhidham Express (August 14-17)
• 22827/22828 Puri-Surat-Surat Express (August 11-13)
• 20823/20824 Puri-Ajmer-Puri Express (August 1-13)

Short-Terminated Trains:

• 12105/12106 Mumbai-Gondia-Mumbai Express (Short-terminated at Wardha from August 13-19)
• 11039/11040 Kolhapur-Gondia-Kolhapur Express (Short-terminated at Wardha from August 12-19)
• 08743/08744 Gondia-Itwari-Gondia Express (Short-terminated at Kamptee from August 7-19)

Diverted Trains:

• 12807/12808 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Express (Diverted via Vijayawada, Balharshah, and Nagpur from August 6-20)
• 20843/20844 Bilaspur-Bhagat Ki Kothi-Bilaspur Express (Diverted via Bilaspur, New Katni, and Itarsi from August 5-17)
• 20845/20846 Bilaspur-Bikaner-Bilaspur Express (Diverted via New Katni and Itarsi from August 8-11)
• 12151/12152 LTT-Shalimar-LTT Express (Diverted via Bhusaval, Itarsi, New Katni from August 8-11, and via Bilaspur from August 14-17)
• 22512/22511 Kamakhya-LTT-Kamakhya Express (Diverted via Burdwan, Asansol, New Katni, and Itarsi from August 3 and via Bhusaval from August 10-19)
• 20917/20918 Indore-Puri-Indore Express (Diverted via Bilaspur, New Katni, and Itarsi from August 13-15)
• 22815/22816 Bilaspur Ernakulam-Bilaspur Express (Diverted via Raipur, Visakhapatnam, and Vijayawada from August 12-14)
• 22847/22848 Visakhapatnam-LTT-Visakhapatnam Express (Diverted via Vijayawada, Ballarshah, Wardha, and Bhusaval from August 18-20)
• 22620/22619 Bilaspur-Tirunelveli-Bilaspur Express (Diverted via Gondia, Nagbhid, and Ballarshah from August 11-20)
• 22648/22647 Kochuveli-Korba-Kochuveli Express (Diverted via Balharshah, Nagbhid, and Gondia from August 12-14)

Travelers are advised to confirm the status of their trains, especially around the Raksha Bandhan festival, to avoid any disruptions.