A baby elephant from a herd of 23 elephants was killed by a train near Bandamunda A Cabin in Chakradharpur. The incident disrupted train services in the Chakradharpur Railway Division for approximately three hours. Several trains, including the 18006 Down Koraput Howrah Samaleswari Express, 22905 Okha Howrah Express, 18190 Ernakulam Tatanagar...
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Express, 18114 Bilaspur Tatanagar Express, 12811 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Hatia Express, 13352 Alleppey Dhanbad Express, 02896 Puri Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express, 02831 Dhanbad to Bhubaneswar Express, 18030 Shalimar to Mumbai Express, 18113 Tatanagar Bilaspur, 08149 Hatia Rourkela Passenger, 12810 Howrah Mumbai Mail, and 18102 Gyaneshwari Express Jammu Tawi Tatanagar Express were delayed for a considerable time due to the incident.

Due to safety and maintenance works in various divisions, several train services have been cancelled or diverted. Train No. 02863, leaving Howrah on August 8th and 15th, has been cancelled. Train No. 13352, the Alappuzha-Dhanbad Bokaro express, leaving Alappuzha on specific dates in August, will be diverted via Podanur, Irugur, and...
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Surathkal. Train No. 18190, the Ernakulam-Tata Nagar express, leaving Ernakulam on specific dates in August, will be diverted via Podanur, Coimbatore, and Irugur. Non-interlock works at Kaluma station in Nagpur Division have led to the cancellation of train No. 22973, the Gandhidham-Puri express, leaving Gandhidham on August 14th, and train No. 22974, the Puri-Gandhidham express, leaving Puri on August 17th. Train No. 12807, the Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin express, leaving Visakhapatnam on specific dates in August, will be diverted via Vijayawada, Balharshah, and Nagpur. Train No. 12808, the Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam express, leaving Nizamuddin on specific dates in August, will be diverted via Nagpur, Balharshah, and Vijayawada. Train No. 22847, the Visakhapatnam-LTT express, leaving Visakhapatnam on August 18th, will be diverted via Vijayawada, Balharshah, Wardha, and Bhusaval. Train No. 22848, the LTT-Visakhapatnam express, leaving LTT on August 20th, will be diverted via Bhusaval, Wardha, Balharshah, and Vijayawada.

The arrival time of train number 13287, the Durg-Ara South Bihar Express, has been changed to 9:30 AM in Ara, effective August 1st. Earlier, the arrival time was 9:00 AM. The arrival time for stations before Ara remains unchanged. The Indian Railways is adding 92 general class coaches to 46 long-distance...
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trains, including the Guwahati-Bikaner Express (15634/15633), the Guwahati-Barmer Express (15631/15632), and the Guwahati-Lokmanya Tilak Express (15647/15648), among others, to improve passenger comfort. Additionally, they are planning to add general class coaches to 22 other trains. This initiative aims to provide better facilities for general class passengers.

The Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express train (13352) scheduled to depart from Alappuzha (Alleppey) station at 6:00 AM on July 18th, 2024, was delayed by two and a half hours. Passengers, including many commuters, were left stranded at the station due to the unexpected delay. The railway has informed that the train will depart...
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at 8:45 AM. The delay is attributed to the train arriving late at the station the previous night, requiring inspection before departure.

The Southern Railway has announced diversions for several trains running through Kerala in July due to track maintenance works in the Salem Division. These diversions will affect various trains including the Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express, Ernakulam - KSR Bengaluru Superfast Express, Ernakulam - Tatanagar Express, New Delhi - Thiruvananthapuram Central...
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Kerala Express, KSR Bengaluru - Ernakulam Express, Patna - Ernakulam Express, Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Central Express, Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Central Express, and Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Vivek Express. Most of these trains will be rerouted via Podanur and Irugur, skipping Coimbatore. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly.