Night run of passengers trains further suspended

BHUBANESWAR: In view of security reasons, East Coast Railway (ECR) today further suspended running of passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections during night hours till July 29.

Besides, some trains have been diverted and rescheduled on the route to avoid their movement from 10 pm to 5 am, an ECR release said here.

The 8477/8478 Puri-Hardwar-Puri Utkal Express would run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack instead of Jharsuguda-Tata-Kharagpur-Cuttack.

Similarly, 8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express would run via Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Angul-Sambalpur Howrah-Kharagpur-Tata-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur.

The 8419 Puri-Darbhanga Weekly Express, 8449 Puri-Patna Baidyanathdham Express and 5639 Puri-Guwahati Express scheduled to leave Puri during this period have been rescheduled to leave Puri at 10 pm.