Title - TEMPORARY STOPPAGE FOR TRAINS AT DONGARGARH DURING NAVRATRI

Like previous years, this year also the Railways have made additional arrangements to tackle the rush of passengers going to have darshan of Ma Bamleshwari at Dongargarh during the Navratri festival between October 5 and 14.In this series, while some of the long distance trains passing through Raipur and Dongargarh, both up and down, have been given temporary stoppage at Dongargarh. These trains include 12130/12129 Hawrah- Pune Azadhind Express, 12812/12811 Hatia – Kurla Hatia Express, 18473/18474 Puri-Jodhpur Jodhpur Express, 12906/12905 Howrah- Porbandar Express and 17008/17007 Darbhanga- Sikandarabad Express.Besides, between October 5 and 14 12855 Bilaspu-Nagpur Intercity Express has been given temporary stoppage at Kamthi station.The Railways have also extended services of some passenger trains up to Dongargarh temporarily during Navratri festival. These trains are 58208 Bhawanipatna- Raipur Passenger, 58204 Raipur-Gevara Road Passenger, 58818 Tirodi-Tumsar passenger, 58817 Tumsar-Tirodi Passenger.

According to a communiqué of the SECR, services of 68741 Durg-Gondia Passenger and 68742 Gondia-Durg Passenger have been extended up to Raipur . Timing of the two Passenger trains between Gondia and Durg will however remain unchanged.

During the Mela period in 18239/ 18240 Gevara Road-Nagpur-Bilaspur and 12855/ 12856 Bilaspur-Nagpur Intercity Trains one extra general coach will be attached for the convenience of passengers.

To tackle the Puja and Diwali rush, the railways have decided to attach one extra AC II coach in 12442/ 12441 Bilaspur-New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani express from October 1 to December 2, 2013. This extra coach will be attached in train leaving delhi on October 1 and in the train leaving Bilaspur on October 3.

Likewise, in view of great rush during Puja and Diwali on Mumbai Howrah route, railways have decided to alter the composition of coaches in 15612/ 15611 Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak terminus and Kurla-Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express. Between October 5 and November 27, the train will run two SLR/SLRD coach, 8 General Coaches, three Sleeper Coaches, 2 AC III, and one AC II coach.