Central Railway block at Kasara cancels Duronto, reroutes Sevagram Express, delays Nagpur-route trains

Central Railway has taken a special traffic and power block at Kasara station from October 7 to October 18, a total of 12 days. Several trains will be cancelled or run late as a result, including trains that pass through Nagpur.

According to the railway, the block is for work on the Asangaon-Kasara third railway line project. The extension of the up yard line towards Igatpuri in the Kasara yard is also to be carried out. The work includes pre non-interlocking, non-interlocking and post non-interlocking work.

The railway has released the list of trains that will be affected by this mega block from October 14 to October 16. Trains passing through Nagpur are also on that list.

According to the information, train number 12262 Howrah-Mumbai Duronto will remain cancelled on October 13. Train number 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duronto, starting October 14, will also remain cancelled.

The 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duronto scheduled for October 15 will leave Mumbai at 00.20 on October 16, that is, in the intervening night of October 15 and 16.

The 12139 Mumbai-Nagpur Sevagram Express will run on a diverted route on October 14 and 15. The train will be taken via the Kalyan-Karjat-Pune-Manmad route.

In addition, train number 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express will be regulated for one hour in the Bhusawal division on October 14, 15 and 16. The 12105 Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha and 12151 LTT-Shalimar Superfast will also run 15 to 25 minutes late.

The railway administration has appealed to passengers to get full information about the status of their train before setting out, to avoid inconvenience.

Many long-distance passengers may have to change their plans because of the block, especially those who travel regularly between Mumbai, Howrah or Nagpur.