Kasara block: Nagpur-route Duronto and mail trains to run late from October 14 to 22

Central Railway will carry out work in the Kasara yard and the up yard on the Igatpuri side of the Kalyan-Igatpuri section, and a special traffic and power block is being taken for it. The Asangaon-Kasara third line project work is to be done in the Kasara yard, while the necessary infrastructure is to be prepared in the up yard of the Igatpuri-side R&D extension.

Because of this technical and construction work, the operation of several express and Duronto trains on the Nagpur route will be affected between October 14 and October 22. These trains connect Mumbai, Howrah and other major cities. According to information from the railway administration, some trains have been diverted and many will leave later than scheduled.

On diversions, train number 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Geetanjali Express, leaving Howrah on October 16, will run on a changed route instead of its usual one. It will reach Mumbai via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Vasai Road and Thane.

Among the delayed trains, train number 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express will leave Mumbai 1 hour 35 minutes late on October 14. On October 15, the same train will leave 7 hours 5 minutes late. On October 16, train number 12870 Howrah-Mumbai Express will run 7 hours behind its scheduled time.

Three trains will run late on October 17. Train number 12101 LTT-Shalimar Express will be delayed by 3 hours 45 minutes, train number 12809 Mumbai-Howrah Mail by 4 hours 20 minutes and train number 18029 LTT-Shalimar Express by 3 hours 30 minutes.

On October 18, train number 12811 LTT-Hatia Express will leave 2 hours 15 minutes late. On October 21, train number 12879 LTT-Bhubaneswar Express will leave its originating station 3 hours late. On October 22, train number 22865 LTT-Puri Express will also leave its originating station 3 hours late.

The railway administration has asked passengers to check the latest status of their train before starting their journey to avoid inconvenience.