Bhopal: Rail services between Bhopal, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal are expected to face disruptions in the last week of November due to ongoing pre-non/non-interlocking work in the Bilaspur division. Four trains connecting Bhopal to Bilaspur and Rani Kamlapati to Santragachi have been canceled.
Non-interlocking in railways refers to a temporary disconnection of signals and track circuits for designated operations.
In the previous week, trains such as Bilaspur-Indore Narmada Express, Bilaspur-Bhopal Express, and Bhopal-Singrauli bi-weekly express were canceled due to pre-non/non-interlocking work in the Jabalpur division. Some trains were also diverted during that period, including Durg-Bhopal Amarkantak Express, Howrah-Bhopal Weekly Express, Kolkata-Ahmedabad Weekly Express, Santragachi-Ajmer Weekly Express, Madar Junction-Kolkata Weekly Express, and Puri-Valsad Weekly Express.
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Canceled trains are as follows
- Train number 22169: Rani Kamlapati-Santragachi Express departing from Rani Kamlapati on November 29.
- Train number 22170: Santragachi-Rani Kamlapati Express departing from Santragachi on November 30.
- Train number 18236: Bilaspur-Bhopal Express departing from Bilaspur, canceled from November 22, 2023, to December 4, 2023.
- Train number 18235: Bhopal-Bilaspur Express departing from Bhopal, canceled from November 24, 2023, to December 6, 2023.