Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway has decided to cancel some more trains, including local MEMU and passenger trains, from its jurisdiction to break the chain of COVID-19 infection and also due to poor passenger occupancy.
Here is the list of trains:
● Rajdhani Special Trains from Bhubaneswar will run Twice in a week instead of earlier daily up to 31 May, 2021.
● 02823 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express Special via Tata will run on Tuesdays from Bhubaneswar up to 31st May, 2021. Remaining days of this train will remain cancelled w.e.f. 21st May, 2021.
02824 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Tata will run on Wednesdays from New Delhi during the period. Remaining days of this train will remain cancelled up to 1st June, 2021.
● 02825/02826 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Adra from Bhubaneswar will run on Sundays and from New Delhi will run on Mondays during the period. This train will remain cancelled on 26th May from Bhubaneswar and on 28th May, 2021 from New Delhi.
● 02855/02856 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Sambalpur City & Rourkela will remain cancelled on 22nd & 29th May, 2021 from Bhubaneswar and on 23rd & 30th May, 2021 from New Delhi.
Other trains cancelled during the period are as follows…
A. 02882/02881 Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar Special from Bhubaneswar on 25th May and from Pune on 27th May, 2021 will remain cancelled.
B. 02097/02098 Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar Special from Bhubaneswar between 21st to 31st May and from Junagarh Road between 22nd May to 1st June, 2021 will remain cancelled.
C. 08433/08434 Bhubaneswar-Palasa-Bhubaneswar Special from both the directions from 21st May to 31st May, 2021 will remain cancelled.
D. 08301/08302 Sambalpur-Rayagada-Sambalpur Special from both the directions from 21st May to 31st May, 2021 will remain cancelled.
E. 02892/02891 Bhubaneswar-Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Special from Bhubaneswar from 21st to 31st May and from Bangiriposi from 22nd May to 1st June, 2021 will remain cancelled.
F. 08493/08494 Bhuabneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Special from Bhubaneswar from 21st May to 31st May, 2021 from both the directions will remain cancelled.