18 trains canceled on June 27 due to Bahanaga Bazar track maintenance; reminiscent of Balasore triple train accident

As many as 18 trains will remain canceled tomorrow i.e. June 27 due to track maintenance at Bahanaga Bazar station in Kharagpur-Bhadrak section of Kharagpur division of South Eastern Railway.

Notably, Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, Orissa was in the news on June 2 when around 300 passengers were killed in a tragic triple train accident. The accident seriously damaged the tracks, signaling and other equipment.

The trains that will remain canceled include Balasore-Bhadrak MEMU Special, Howrah Bengaluru Express, Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express, Howrah-Bhadrak Express, Kharagpur-Khurda Road Express, Kharagpur-Jajpur Keonjhar Road Express, Shalimar-MGR Chennai Central Express, Shalimar-Visakhapatnam Express, Santragachi-MGR Chennai Central Express, Bhadrak-Howrah Express, Jajpur Keonjhar Road-Kharagpur Express, Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, Bhadrak-Balasore MEMU Special, Khurda Road-Kharagpur Express,

Secunderabad-Shalimar Express, Puri-Shalimar Express, Sambalpur-Shalimar Express and Villupuram-Kharagpur Express.

Some trains would also run on diverted routes for maintenance.

18477 Puri – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express, journey starting on June 27, will take a diversion route via Jharsuguda Road while

18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express, journey starting on June 27, will also take a diversion route via Jharsuguda road.