Ministry of Railways closes traffic on Dhanbad- Chandrapura section w.e.f 15-06-2017
Due to Jharia Coal Field Fire and acting on subsequent advisory received from Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways has decided to stop the operation of goods and passenger traffic on Dhanbad-Chandrapura Railway line w.e.f. 15.06.2017. Keeping in view the safety of passengers, Ministry of Railways has diverted 7 trains, cancelled 13 Mail Express Trains & 6 passenger trains.
Member Traffic, Railway Board Mohd Jamshed conducted a Press Conference in Rail Bhavan today to brief about this development. He informed that on an average 11 pairs of Mail/Express and 6 pairs of passenger trains run on the section daily. Special counters to facilitate refunds as per extant rules will be provided for the affected passengers. He reiterated that all efforts would be made to minimize passenger inconvenience. The details of the diverted & cancelled trains are as follows:
The following trains will remain cancelled :
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DIVERSION PLAN IN VIEW OF CLOSURE OF DHANBAD-CHANDRAPURA SECTION |
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| Train no | Name of Train | Station
From |
Station
To |
Frequency | Diverted Route | |
| 1 | 12019/20 | Shatabdi Express | Howrah | Ranchi | 6 Days a week | Dhanbad-Gomoh-Chandrapura |
| 2 | 15028/27 | Maurya Express | Gorakhpur | Hatia | Daily | Dhanbad-Gomoh-Chandrapura |
| 3 | 13351/52 | Dhanbad -Alleppey
Express |
Dhanbad | Alleppey | Daily | Dhanbad-Gomoh-Chandrapura |
| 4 | 11448/47 | Shaktipunj Express | Howrah | Jabalpur | Daily | Dhanbad-Gomoh-Chandrapura |
| 5 | 18621/22 | Patliputra Express | Patna | Hatia | Daily | Chittranjan-Asansol (Reversal)- Jaichandipahar- Bhojudiah-Talgharia-Bokaro |
| 6 | 18620/19 | Dumka-Ranchi Intercity | Dumka | Ranchi | Daily | Chittranjan-Asansol (Reversal)- Jaichandipahar- Bhojudiah-Talgharia-Bokaro |
| 7 | 13303/04 | Dhanbad-Ranchi Intercity | Dhanbad | Ranchi | Daily | Chittranjan-Asansol (Reversal)- Jaichandipahar- Bhojudiah-Talgharia-Bokaro |
Mail Exp Trains
| SN | Train | Train Name | |||
| Frequency | From | To | |||
| 1 | 13403/04 | VANANCHAL EXP | Daily | Ranchi | Bhagalpur |
| 2 | 18605/06 | RNC- JYG EXPRESS | Tri weekly | Ranchi | Jaynagar |
| 3 | 18627/28 | RNC-HWH INTERCITY EXPRESS | Tri weekly | Ranchi | Howrah |
| 4 | 12831/32 | GARIB RATH | Tri weekly | Dhanbad | Bhubaneshwar |
| 5 | 18603/04 | RNC-BGP EXPRESS | Tri weekly | Ranchi | Bhagalpur |
| 6 | 15661/62 | RNC-KYQ EXPRESS | Bi weekly | Ranchi | Kamakhya |
| 7 | 17007/08 | DBG-SC EX | bi weekly | Darbhanga | Secunderabad |
| 8 | 18629/30 | RNC NJP WEEKLY EXP | weekly | Ranchi | New Jalpaiguri |
| 9 | 17005/06 | HYB RXL EX | weekly | Hyderabad | Raxaul |
| 10 | 13025/26 | BPL-HWH EX | weekly | Bhopal | Howrah |
| 11 | 19413/14 | KOAA- ADI EX | weekly | Kolkata | Ahmedabad |
| 12 | 19607/08 | KOAA-AII EX | weekly | Kolkata | Ajmer |
| 13 | 13425/26 | ST-MLDT EX | weekly | Surat | Malda |
PASSENGER TRAINS
| 1 | 53341/42 | Muri-DHN | Daily | Muri | Dhanbad |
| 2 | 68079/80 | CRP-BJE | Daily | Chandrapura | Bhojudih |
| 3 | 58013/14 | BKSC-CRP-HWH | Daily | Bokaro | Howrah |
| 4 | 53335/36 | HTE-DHN | Daily | Ranchi | Dhanbad |
| 5 | 53339/40 | CRP-DHN | six days in a week | Chandrapura | Dhanbad |
| 6 | 68019/20 | Jhargram – DHN | six days in a week | Jhargram | Dhanbad |
Source : PIB