The South Eastern Railway's Chakradharpur division will have a five-hour mega block on various dates in August and September, leading to the cancellation of several passenger trains. The affected routes include Chakradharpur-Rourkela, Dhutra-Rourkela, and Rajkharsawa-Dangoaposi. A mega block will be implemented every Saturday on the Chakradharpur-Rourkela up line, Dhutra-Rourkela down line,...
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and Rajkharsawa-Dangoaposi rail sections, and every Sunday on the Rajkharsawa-Dangoaposi up line. A five-hour mega block will be implemented on the Chakradharpur-Rourkela up line section from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on August 17, 24, and 31, and on September 7, 14, 21, and 28. On the Rajkharsawa-Dangoaposi up line, a five-hour mega block will be implemented from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM on August 18 and 25 and on September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. On the Chakradharpur-Rourkela up line, a five-hour mega block will be implemented from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on August 21 and 28 and on September 4, 11, 18, and 25. The following passenger trains have been canceled on various dates in August and September due to the mega block: Train numbers 18109/18110 (Tata-Itwari Tata Express) on August 17, 24, 31, and September 7, 14, 21, and 28; 08167/08168 (Rourkela-Jharsuguda Rourkela MEMU Special) on August 17, 24, 31, and September 7, 14, 21, and 28; 18175/18176 (Hatia-Jharsuguda Hatia MEMU Express) on August 17, 24, 31, and September 7, 14, 21, and 28; 18113/18114 (Tata-Bilaspur Tata Express) on August 17, 24, 31, and September 7, 14, 21, and 28; 18125/18126 (Rourkela-Puri Rourkela Express) on August 17, 24, 31, and September 7, 14, 21, and 28; 08133/08134 (Tata-GX Tata MEMU Special) on August 18 and 25 and September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29; 08163/08164 (Chakradharpur-Rourkela Chakradharpur MEMU Special) on August 21 and 28 and September 4, 11, 18, and 25; 08145/08146 (Tata-Rourkela Tata MEMU Special) on August 21 and 28 and September 4, 11, 18, and 25; and 08147/08148 (Tata-Badampahar Tata MEMU Special) on August 21 and 28 and September 4, 11, 18, and 25.

The BJP leaders in Kharsawan, Jharkhand, have submitted a memorandum to the Chakradharpur Division Railway Manager, complaining about delays in passenger trains, particularly those serving the Chakradharpur-Tata route. The delay is causing distress to daily wage workers, students, and those seeking medical care in Jamshedpur. The memorandum requests the railway authorities...
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to ensure timely operation of specific trains, including the Chakradharpur-Tata MEMU 08162 and 08161, the NSCB JH Gomo MEMU 18114, the Badbil-Tata MEMU 08124 and 08123, and the Tata-Rourkela trains 08145 and 08146. The leaders argue that the delays are causing financial, physical, and mental stress to those dependent on these trains, as they struggle to meet work deadlines, attend classes, and access healthcare due to biometric attendance requirements. They have requested urgent action to address the issue.

BJP leader Shashibhushan Samd, along with other party members, met the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Chakradharpur to address concerns about delayed trains in the division. They submitted a memorandum requesting timely operation of specific trains including the Chakradharpur-Tata MEMU trains 08162, 08161, NSCB Gomo MEMU 18114, and the Chandil-Kandra-Manikui-Badbil-Tata MEMU...
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08124, 08123, as well as the Tata-Rourkela trains 08145 and 98146. They argued that these delays cause significant inconvenience to commuters, daily laborers, students, and those traveling for medical reasons.

Due to the derailment of the Howrah-CSMT Mumbai Mail at Barabambo station under the Chakradharpur Railway Division of South Eastern Railway, the Bilaspur-Tatanagar-Bilaspur Express remains disrupted. As a result of restoration and safety work on the derailed line, train number 18114/18113 Bilaspur-Tatanagar-Bilaspur Express, scheduled to depart from Bilaspur and Tatanagar on...
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August 6th, 2024, has been cancelled. Passengers are facing increasing difficulties due to the disruptions, including delays and cancellations. They are expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of adequate facilities and are facing hardships due to the train cancellations.

On the sixth day after the Howrah-Mumbai Mail accident near Barabambo in the Chakradharpur railway division, South Eastern Railway has canceled several trains. On August 5th, the trains canceled include 08161/08162 Chakradharpur-Tatanagar-Chakradharpur Special, 08145/08146 Rourkela-Tatanagar-Rourkela Special, 18115/18116 NSCB Gomoh-Chakradharpur-NSCB Gomoh Express, and 18113/18114 Tatanagar-Bilaspur-Tatanagar Special. The 18109/18110 Tatanagar-Itwari-Tatanagar Express will be...
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short terminated at Bilaspur on August 5th. The 18011/18012 Howrah-Chakradharpur-Howrah Express will be short terminated at Adra.