Indian Railways|IRCTC Latest Update| The waiting list of trains has become long due to the festive season. People living in far-flung cities move towards their villages and cities on Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath festival. In such a situation, from now till the month of November, the waiting list in different trains has crossed 100. Waiting tickets are available from 9th to 11th November. Seats are available in some trains from 8th to 11th November. People are taking waiting tickets in the hope that their seats may get confirmed by the day of travel. According to the information, Jharkhand The waiting list of South Bihar Express, a train running between Bihar and Bihar, is 121 in sleeper and 92 in 3 AC. The waiting list in sleeper of Tata-Danapur Express is 151, while voting is going on till 85 in AC. The waiting list is long in Tata-Thave and Tata-Katihar also. Senior DCM of Chakradharpur division has said that along with running the Pooja special train, additional coaches will be added to the trains in the coming days. Operation of special trains has already started.
Pooja special will run between Tata and Ernakulam
Considering the waiting list, three Puja special trains will be run during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath. According to the information, the weekly train between Tata and Ernakulam will complete six trips from October 24 to November 28 and between Ernakulam and Tata from October 27 to December 1. From Tata it will go freely to Jharsuguda, Daund, Katpadi, Ernakulam.
Tata-Katihar and Tata-Ara train stops at Chandil
Tata-Katihar-Tata and Tata-Ara-Tata trains will have stoppages at Chandil, Badabhum and Purulia. Its approval has been given. According to the information, before going from Tata to Ara, the train will stop at these stations in Chandil, Badabhum and Purulia between 9:08 am to 10:10 am. At the same time, while returning, they will stop between 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Similarly, Tata Katihar train will also have a stoppage.
Villagers blocked the railway track near Himgir station.
Local people blocked the line near Himgir station in Odisha from 6:20 am on Tuesday regarding stoppage of trains and many other demands. Due to this, operation of many trains including Pune-Azadahind Express passing through Tatanagar came to a standstill. Trains passing through Tatanagar were stopped near Jharsuguda station, but later Azad Hind Express was sent from Jharsuguda station to Bilaspur via Sambalpur, Titlagarh, so that the train could go to Pune. Actually, the people there are demanding to stop Tata Itwari and Tata Bilaspur trains at Himgir station. The operation of trains via Jharsuguda and Bilaspur was affected during this period. Movement started again on the track at around 3:10 pm, after which train traffic became normal. The operations of Howrah-Pune Azadhind Express became normal again.