Along with cancelling Chattisgarh Express and Gondwana Express, the route of Samta Express has also been changed. – Symbolic picture.
Highlights
Problems due to cancellation of trains during holidays and festivals. There is a long weekend along with the holiday on 15th August. The route of Samta Express has been changed.
Naiduniya representative, Gwalior. Due to Rajnandgaon-Kalamna third line non-interlocking work at Kalamna station of Nagpur division, trains going to Chhattisgarh will be cancelled and operated via diverted route. Due to this, passengers are facing problems.
Only a few trains go to Chhattisgarh
Along with cancelling Chattisgarh Express, Gondwana Express, the railway has also changed the route of Samta Express. Due to this, passengers are facing problems. Only a few trains go to Chattisgarh via Gwalior, due to which passengers are now having to look for alternatives.
Trains were canceled at such times
The biggest problem is that the railways have cancelled these trains at a time when holidays and festivals are falling. There is a long weekend along with the holiday on 15 August and people were making preparations for travelling on the festival of Rakshabandhan which is celebrated on 19 August along with the long holiday.
Regular operation of Chattisgarh Express
Meanwhile, the railway has decided to cancel the trains running regularly from Chhattisgarh to Gwalior and Delhi. This has created a lot of problems for the passengers. Chhattisgarh Express runs regularly from Gwalior to Chhattisgarh.
Ticket from Gwalior to Chhattisgarh via Bhopal-Nagpur
Apart from this, Gondwana and Samta Express also operate five days a week. Apart from this, Durg Superfast Express operates on Friday, Durg Humsafar Express on Wednesday and Saturday, Bilaspur Rajdhani on Tuesday and Saturday and Jammu Tawi-Durg Superfast Express on Thursday. Now due to cancellation of regular trains, people are cancelling their reserved tickets as well as trying to book tickets for break journey i.e. from Gwalior to Chhattisgarh via Bhopal-Nagpur.
Trains will be cancelled like this
Train number 18237 Korba-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express has been cancelled from August 4 to 9 and August 15. Train number 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express has been cancelled from August 6 to 11 and August 17. Train number 12409 Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express has been cancelled from August 14 to 17 and August 19. Train number 12410 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Raigarh Gondwana Express has been cancelled from August 12 to 15 and August 17.
Samta Express will operate via a changed route
Train no. 12807 Visakhapatnam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Samta Express will be operated via Vijayawada-Balharshah and Nagpur instead of Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Nagpur on August 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 18. Similarly, train no. 12808 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samta Express will be operated via Nagpur-Balharshah and Vijayawada instead of Nagpur-Raipur-Visakhapatnam on August 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 20.