10 trains cancelled for repair of tracks in Odisha

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced the cancellation of 10 trains and the short termination of four others on Monday for repair of tracks near Balasore in Odisha.

In a statement, the ECoR said the recent incessant rainfall resulted in a bank slip between Balasore and Haldipada railway stations and in view of related maintenance work, 10 trains have been cancelled.

The cancelled trains are Balasore-Bhadrak Special, Bhadrak-Balasore Special, Kharagpur-Jajpur-Keonjhar Road Express, Jajpur Keonjhar Road-Kharagpur Express, Kharagpur-Khurda Road Express, Khurda Road-Kharagpur express, Kharagpur-Balasore Special, Balasore-Kharagpur Special, Howrah-Bhadrak Express and Bhadrak-Howrah Express.

Similarly, four trains, Puri-Jaleswar Special, Jaleswar-Puri Special, Bhubaneswar-Balasore Special and Balasore-Bhubaneswar Special were short-terminated. These trains will run up to or from Bhadrak station. The service between Bhadrak and Jaleswar/Balasore will remain cancelled, the ECoR said.