Balasore: Following a significant catastrophe in Balasore, Odisha, where three trains crashed, killing 233 people and injuring almost 900 others, many trains have been cancelled while others have been rerouted.
The following is a list of cancelled trains: 18044 Bhadrak - Howrah Express from Bhadrak, 20890 Tirupati-Howrah Express from Tirupati, 12551 Bangalore - Kamakhya AC SF Express from Bangalore, 12864 Bangalore - Howrah Express from Bangalore, 12253 Bangalore - Bhagalpur Anga Express, 08411 Balasore -Bhubaneswar special from Balasore, 08415/08416 Jenapur-Puri-Jenapur from both the direction and 08439(Puri-Patna special from Puri).
Odisha triple train crash, 233 killed, 900+ injured
This is a list of trains that were diverted: On June 2, 2023, the 12246 Bangalore-Howrah Express will depart from Bangalore and go through Naraj-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda and the 12503 On June 2, 2023, the Bangalore-Agartala Express will go via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Jharsuguda, taking 12864 miles. On June 2, 2023, the Bangalore-Howrah Express will depart from Bangalore and go through Naraj-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda, 18048. On June 2, 2023, Vascoda Gama-Shalimar will run via Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda, 15630. On June 2, 2023, the Silghat Town-Tambaram Nagaon Express will depart from Silghat Town and go through Jharsuguda, Sambalpur City, Angul, and Cuttack (7029) On June 2, 2023, a dedicated route from Agartala to Secunderabad would travel through Jharsuguda, Sambalpur City, Angul, and Cuttack. On June 2, 2023, the Tiruchchirappalli-HWH Howrah Express would depart Tiruchchirappalli and go via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Jharsuguda, according to the Kharagpur Division notice.
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On June 2, 2023, the 15630 Silghat-Tambram Express will travel via Asansol-Chandil- Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur City-Angul-Cuttack; on June 2, 2023, the 07029 Agartala-Secunderabad Express will travel via Bhattanagar-Khargpur-Tatanagar-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur City
In addition, the 18046 Hyderabad - Shalimar East Coast Express from Hyderabad on June 3, 2023, will be rescheduled for 3 hours. "Accident Relief trains with medical equipment and doctors have rushed to the site from Kharagpur and Bhadrak, the Kharagpur Division notification read.
On Saturday, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the accident site in Balasore, Odisha, assessed the situation, and she pledged to launch a thorough, high-level investigation into the incident.
The Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed after colliding with a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore, Odisha.