Over 100 trains cancelled, diverted via Gorakhpur due to the mega block. Check list

Over 100 train services along the Gorakhpur route have been cancelled or diverted, hitting passengers travelling between Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Bihar. Train services are expected to be affected until May 5 due to pre-non-interlock work along the Gorakhpur route.

 

According to the Railways, preliminary interlocking (Pre-NI) work will take place from April 12 to April 26 and the actual interlocking from April 27 to May 3.

 

Trains bound for Mumbai, Kolkata, Bihar, Prayagraj, and Punjab will be affected. Saharsa-Anand Vihar, Razaul-Anand Vihar, Chhapra-Nautanwa-Chhapra Express, Gomti Nagar-Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-Gonda passenger train, Gonda-Sitapur City passenger train, Lucknow Junction-Patliputra-Lucknow Junction Express and several other trains will be affected. 

 

"Around 120 trains were cancelled due to the ongoing development work but the Railways has restored over 20 trains on such routes after seeing inconvenience of the passengers and the Railways is exploring other routes to resume more trains to provide relief to the travellers," a senior Railway official told ETV Bharat. 

 

Other services that will face disruptions include 

 

Muzaffarpur-Dehradun Express (15001)

Dehradun-Gorakhpur Express (15006)

Pune-Gorakhpur Express (11037)

Gorakhpur-Pune Express (11038)

Gorakhpur-Varanasi City Express 

Gorakhpur-Bahraich Special (05131)

Gorakhpur-Delhi Special (05057)

Delhi-Gorakhpur Special (05058).

Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus Special (05057)

Bandra Terminus-Gorakhpur Special (05058)

Chhapra-Amritsar Special Express (05049)

Amritsar-Chhapra Special (05050)

Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Cantt Passenger

Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Cantt Passenger

Gorakhpur Cantt-Narkatiaganj Passenger 

Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Cantt Passenger 

Gorakhpur Cantt-Narkatiaganj Passenger 

Narkatiaganj-Barhni Passenger (55039)

Gorakhpur-Bardhni Passenger (55073)

Gorakhpur-Thawe DEMU (75106)

Gonda-Nakha Jungle DEMU (75108)

Gonda-Bahraich DEMU (75109)

Nakha Jungle-Nautanwa DEMU (75115)

Nautanwa-Nakha Jungle DEMU (75116)

Gorakhpur-Barhni DEMU (75117)

Barhni-Gorakhpur DEMU (75118)

Gorakhpur-Barhni Passenger (55075)

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