Kurmi agitation forces cancellation of 25 trains in Dhanbad Rail Division
SUBHASH MISHRA Advertisement Dhanbad, Sept 20: Train services in the Dhanbad Rail Division of East Central Railway (ECR) were severely hit…
SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Sept 20: Train services in the Dhanbad Rail Division of East Central Railway (ECR) were severely hit on Saturday as the ongoing Kudmi community agitation led to the cancellation of 25 mail and express trains.
In addition, 16 trains were diverted, and 20 others were partially terminated at different stations.
According to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM) of Dhanbad Rail Division, Mohammad Iqbal, the agitation disrupted operations across major routes, forcing large-scale adjustments.
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List of Cancelled Trains
- 53348 Barwadih–Gomoh Passenger
- 53357 Gomoh–Barwadih Passenger
- 13331 Dhanbad–Patna Intercity
- 53339 Chandrapura–Dhanbad Passenger
- 63542 Gomoh–Asansol MEMU
- 53323 Sindri–Dhanbad Passenger
- 13306 Sasaram–Dhanbad Intercity
- 53340 Dhanbad–Chandrapura Passenger
- 13514 Hatia–Asansol Express
- 12366 Ranchi–Patna Jan Shatabdi
- 68079/68080 Bhojudih–Chandrapura–Bhojudih MEMU Passenger
- 13304 Ranchi–Dhanbad Intercity
- 20894 Patna–Tata Vande Bharat Express
- 13545 Asansol–Gaya MEMU Express
- 22388 Dhanbad–Howrah Black Diamond Express
- 18603 Ranchi–Godda Express
- 18604 Godda–Ranchi Express
- 20839 Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express
- 20840 New Delhi–Ranchi Rajdhani Express
- 13350 Patna–Singrauli Express
- 13349 Singrauli–Patna Express
- 53375 Barkakana–Sidhwar Passenger
- 53376 Sidhwar–Barkakana Passenger
- 58664 Shanki–Hatia Passenger
- 68042 Hatia–Shanki Passenger
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Trains Diverted via Alternate Routes
- 18310 Jammu Tawi–Sambalpur Express
- 13152 Jammu Tawi–Kolkata Express (via Gaya–Kiul–Asansol)
- 12260 Bikaner–Sealdah Duronto Express (via Gaya–Kiul–Asansol)
- 12988 Ajmer–Sealdah Express (via Gaya–Kiul–Asansol)
- 12382 New Delhi–Howrah Poorva Express (via Gaya–Kiul–Asansol)
- 13554 Varanasi–Asansol Express (via Gaya–Kiul–Asansol)
- 12019 Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express (via Asansol–Joychandi Pahar–Ranchi)
- 22303 Howrah–Gaya Vande Bharat Express (via Asansol–Jhajha–Kiul–Gaya)
- 09438 Sealdah–Gandhidham Special (via Asansol–Jhajha–Kiul–Gaya)
- 18613 Ranchi–Chopan Express (via Ranchi–Tori)
- 12874 Anand Vihar–Hatia Jharkhand Express (via Tori–Lohardaga–Ranchi)
- 11447 Jabalpur–Howrah Shaktipunj Express (via Sigsiggi–Son Nagar–Gaya–Kiul–Jhajha–Asansol)
- 01929 Jhansi–Puri Special (via Koderma–Maheshmunda–Madhupur–Asansol–Khana–Bhattanagar–Kharagpur–Hijli)
- 22324 Ghazipur City–Kolkata Express (via Koderma–Maheshmunda–Madhupur–Asansol)
- 22812 New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Rajdhani (via Koderma–Maheshmunda–Madhupur–Asansol–Khana–Bhattanagar–Kharagpur–Hijli)
- 18309 Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
The large-scale disruption has affected thousands of passengers, with railway officials continuing to monitor the situation closely.
