Sambalpur, 29th Aug 2025: Due to safety-related modernization works at Jharsuguda station under Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway, train services in three directions from Jharsuguda will be affected between August 24 and September 11, according to a press release from Railways.
The following trains will remain cancelled during the notified period:
- 18125/18126 Rourkela–Puri–Rourkela Express: Cancelled from Aug 24 to Sep 2, also on Sep 4, and from Sep 8 to 10 (total 14 days).
- 68031/68032 Jharsuguda–Sambalpur–Jharsuguda MEMU: Cancelled from Aug 24 to Sep 9 (except Sep 3) – total 16 days.
- 18523 Visakhapatnam–Varanasi Express: Cancelled on Aug 27, 31, Sep 7, 10.
- 18524 Varanasi–Visakhapatnam Express: Cancelled on Aug 28, Sep 1, 8, 11.
- 18309 Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express: Cancelled on Sep 9.
- 18310 Jammu Tawi–Sambalpur Express: Cancelled on Sep 11.
- 15028 Gorakhpur–Sambalpur Maurya Express: Cancelled on Sep 8.
- 15027 Sambalpur–Gorakhpur Maurya Express: Cancelled on Sep 9.
- 12872 Titilagarh–Howrah Ispat Express: Cancelled on Aug 24, 26, 28, Sep 9.
- 22861 Howrah–Kantabanji Ispat Express: Cancelled on Aug 30, Sep 1, 8.
Partial Cancellations & Short Terminations:
- 15028 Gorakhpur–Sambalpur Maurya Express (Aug 23, 25, 27, 29, 31): Will run only up to Hatia, cancelled between Hatia–Sambalpur.
- 15027 Sambalpur–Gorakhpur Maurya Express (Aug 24, 26, 28, 30, Sep 1): Will originate from Hatia instead of Sambalpur, cancelled between Sambalpur–Hatia.
- 22861 Howrah–Kantabanji Ispat Express (Aug 24, 26, 28, Sep 9): Will run only up to Rourkela, cancelled between Rourkela–Kantabanji.
- 12871 Howrah–Titilagarh Ispat Express (Aug 30, Sep 1, 8): Will run only up to Rourkela, cancelled between Rourkela–Titilagarh.
- 20836/20835 Puri–Rourkela–Puri Vande Bharat Express: On Aug 24, 26, 28, 30, Sep 1, it will run only between Puri–Jharsuguda Road–Puri, cancelled between Jharsuguda–Rourkela.
Diversions:
- 18477 Puri–Rishikesh Utkal Express: On Aug 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, Sep 8, will run via Cuttack–Sambalpur City–Jharsuguda Road–Ib instead of its original route via Cuttack–Bhadrak–Tata–Rourkela–Jharsuguda–Ib.
- 18478 Rishikesh–Puri Utkal Express: On Aug 26, 28, 30, Sep 1, 8, 9, will run via Ib–Jharsuguda Road–Sambalpur City–Cuttack.
- 20818 New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express: Will run via Gomoh–Adra–Medinipur–Hijli–Bhadrak–Cuttack instead of Gomoh–Chakradharpur–Rourkela–Jharsuguda–Angul–Cuttack.
Delays:
18309 Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express on Sep 2 will depart Sambalpur 6 hours late, according to East Coast Railway sources.