RAILWAY MINISTER FLAGGED OFF GOPINATHPUR NILGIRI-BALASORE NEW MEMU TRAIN SERVICE, DEDICATED TO THE NATION NEW BALASORE-GOPINATHPUR NILGIRI PASSENGER LINE, LAID FOUNDATION STONE FOR SUBWAY AT BETNOTI, DIVERSION OF TRAINS DUE TO DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS IN VIJAYAWADA DIVISION OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY -

RAILWAY MINISTER FLAGGED OFF GOPINATHPUR NILGIRI-BALASORE NEW MEMU TRAIN SERVICE, DEDICATED TO THE NATION NEW BALASORE-GOPINATHPUR NILGIRI PASSENGER LINE, LAID FOUNDATION STONE FOR SUBWAY AT BETNOTI

AND INAUGURATED PRS BOOKING COUNTER AT BETNOTI STATION

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Govt of India flagged off Gopinathpur Nilgiri – Balasore new MEMU train service and dedicated to the nation the new Balasore-Gopinathpur Nilgiri passenger line at a colourful function held at Gopinathpur Nilgiri Railway Station.

The Railway Minister congratulated the local people of Gopinathpur Nilgiri for getting the first ever passenger train connectivity upto Balasore. He said that, with a view to extend the Railway Network in the state of Odisha, Indian Railways has fulfilled the commitment of New station Building, New Passenger Line and New MEMU Service for the area. Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Hon’ble MP and Shri Sukanta Kumar Nayak, Hon’ble MLA were present at the inaugural function held at Gopinathpur Nilgiri.

Three pairs of MEMU trains will run over this route daily. The regular run of the MEMU trains will commence from 14.01.2024 and All MEMU Trains will stop at Sutei Badagan station enroute.

Later, at a function held at Betnoti station, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways laid the foundation stone for Subway at Betnoti station. The Subway will be constructed as a part of providing more passenger amenities. It will ensure smooth entry and exit of passengers and free movement of local people. He has also inaugurated the New PRS Counter at Betnoti Station. The newly opened PRS Counter will provide convenient and time saving ticket booking facility for the local residents

Shri Bishweswar Tudu, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Hon’ble MP and Shri Sanatan Bijuli, Hon’ble MLA were present during the function held at Betnoti.

Shri Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway welcomed the Railway Minister and other guests at both the functions held at Gopinathpur Nilgiri and Betnoti. Shri K R Chaudhary, Divisional Railway Manager, Kharagpur and other Principal officers of South Eastern Railway were also present at the functions.

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REGULATION OF TRAINS DUE TO DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS IN ADRA DIVISION

In view of developmental works in Adra Division of South Eastern Railway, the following trains will be regulated as under:

Cancellation of Trains:

08644/08643 Asansol-Adra-Asansol MEMU Special journey commencing on 18.01.2024 and 20.01.2024 will remain cancelled.
03598/03597 Asansol-Ranchi-Asansol MEMU Special journey commencing on 20.01.2024 will remain cancelled.
08641/08642 Adra-Barkakana-Adra MEMU Special journey commencing on 20.01.2024 will remain cancelled.

Short Termination/Short Origination of Trains:

08174/08652 Tatanagar-Asansol-Barabhum MEMU Special, journey commencing on 16.01.2024 will be short terminated at/short originated from Adra.
18035/18036 Kharagpur-Hatia-Kharagpur Express, journey commencing on 17.01.2024 and 20.01.2024 will be short terminated at/short originated from Adra.
18085/18086 Kharagpur-Ranchi-Kharagpur Express, journey commencing on 20.01.2024 will be short terminated at/short originated from Adra.

Diversion of Train:

18601 Tatanagar-Hatia Express, journey commencing on 17.01.2024, 19.01.2024 & 20.01.2024 will run on diverted route via Chandil-Gunda Bihar-Muri.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS DUE TO DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS

IN VIJAYAWADA DIVISION OF SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

In view of developmental works in Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway, the following trains will be diverted as under:

Sl.	Train No.	Train Name	Journey Commencing On	Diverted via
1	22643	Ernakulam – Patna Express	29.01.2024, 05.02.2024, 12.02.2024, 19.02.2024	Vijayawada-Gudivada-BhimavaramTown-Nidadavolu
2	12509	Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru)- Guwahati Express	31.01.2024, 02.02.2024, 07.02.2024, 09.02.2024, 14.02.2024,16.02.2024, 21.02.2024 & 23.02.2024	Vijayawada-Gudivada-BhimavaramTown-Nidadavolu
3	13351	Dhanbad – Alappuzha Express	29.01.2024 to 25.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
4	18111	Tatanagar – Yesvantpur Express	01.02.2024, 08.02.2024, 15.02.2024, 22.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
5	12376	Jasidih – Tambaram Express	31.01.2024, 07.02.2024, 14.02.2024, 21.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
6	22837	Hatia – Ernakulam Express	29.01.2024, 05.02.2024, 12.02.2024, 19.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
7	18637	Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru)	03.02.2024, 10.02.2024, 17.02.2024, 24.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
8	12835	Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru) Express	30.01.2024, 04.02.2024, 06.02.2024, 11.02.2024, 13.02.2024, 18.02.2024, 20.02.2024, 25.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada
9	12889	Tatanagar – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru) Express	02.02.2024, 09.02.2024, 16.02.2024, 23.02.2024	Nidadavolu – Bhimavaram Town-Gudivada- Vijayawada

NEW STOPPAGE OF MALDA TOWN- SIR M. VISVESVARAYA TERMINAL (BENGALURU) AMRIT BHARAT EXPRESS AT PAKUR STATION

For convenience of passengers, it has been decided that the following 13434/13433 Malda Town- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Bengaluru)-Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express will be provided new stoppage at Pakur Station as per the schedule till further advice: