15410/Σ Chennai - Nagpur - Ranchi ΣChain

A young elephant, eight months old, was killed when it was hit by a goods train in the Bandamunda area of Chakradharpur Rail Division. Two other elephants, including a young one, were injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 9:44 PM on Monday, halting train operations for five hours. The...
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train driver's assistant was briefly detained by the forest department but later released after questioning. The incident happened as a herd of 23 elephants was crossing the railway track, and one of them got hit by a goods train called 'N Box'. The forest department sent the injured elephants to a safe location in the Sagwan forest for treatment. Several trains were delayed due to the train stoppage, including the Samaleswari Express. The forest department had informed the railway authorities about the elephants in the area for the past three-four days, but no concrete steps were taken, according to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO). The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM) stated that several measures have been taken to prevent elephants from entering the railway tracks, including iron barricading and speed control in elephant zones.

A baby elephant from a herd of 23 elephants was killed by a train near Bandamunda A Cabin in Chakradharpur. The incident disrupted train services in the Chakradharpur Railway Division for approximately three hours. Several trains, including the 18006 Down Koraput Howrah Samaleswari Express, 22905 Okha Howrah Express, 18190 Ernakulam Tatanagar...
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Express, 18114 Bilaspur Tatanagar Express, 12811 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Hatia Express, 13352 Alleppey Dhanbad Express, 02896 Puri Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express, 02831 Dhanbad to Bhubaneswar Express, 18030 Shalimar to Mumbai Express, 18113 Tatanagar Bilaspur, 08149 Hatia Rourkela Passenger, 12810 Howrah Mumbai Mail, and 18102 Gyaneshwari Express Jammu Tawi Tatanagar Express were delayed for a considerable time due to the incident.

Due to developmental works in the Nagpur Division of the South East Central Railway, several trains will experience cancellations and diversions between August 6th and 20th, 2024. Trains 18109, 18110, 12834, 12833, 12860, 12859, 18030, 18029, 22846, 22845, 12812, 12811, 12222, 12221, 20822, 20821, 22894, 22893, 12767, 12768, 22905, and 22906...
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are cancelled on various dates within this period. Trains 12151, 12152, 22512, 22511, 13425, and 13426 will be diverted on specific dates, using alternative routes via Bhusaval-Itarsi-New Katni-Bilaspur, Bilaspur-New Katni-Itarsi-Bhusaval, Barddhaman-Asansol-New Katni-Itarsi-Bhusaval, Bhusaval-Itarsi-New Katni-Asansol-Barddhaman, Asansol-New Katni-Itarsi-Bhusaval, and Bhusaval-Itarsi-New Katni-Asansol, respectively.

The Indian Railways will be increasing the number of general coaches on 24 trains originating from Ranchi Railway Division. The changes will take effect from October 26th, 2024, and continue through December 31st, 2024. The article provides a detailed list of affected trains, including train numbers, dates of implementation, and the...
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number of general coaches being added.

The Indian Railways has decided to add extra general compartments to 24 trains originating from Ranchi division. The number of general compartments will be increased from 2 or 3 to 4 in these trains. The changes will be implemented on various dates starting from October 26th, 2023, and continuing till December...
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31st, 2023. The specific train numbers and dates on which the changes will take effect are listed below.