The East Coast Railway (ECR) has revised the operating timings of 36 trains travelling towards Bhubaneswar and Puri. The changes include several key trains passing through Dhanbad, Gomoh and Bokaro, with the revised timings coming into effect from different dates.
The timing of train 18404 Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Express will be revised from September 13. The train, which previously arrived at Bhubaneswar at 8:15 am, will now arrive at 8:30 am.
The arrival time at Bhubaneswar has therefore been changed by 15 minutes. Passengers travelling from Dhanbad to Bhubaneswar will need to take note of the revised timing.
The revised timing of train 12802 Anand Vihar-Puri Purushottam Express will come into effect from September 14. The train previously arrived at 5:35 am, while its new arrival time has been set at 5:50 am.
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Similarly, train 12816 Anand Vihar-Puri Nandan Kanan Express will operate according to the revised schedule from September 15. Its arrival time at Puri, previously 2:15 pm, has been changed to 2:50 pm, a difference of 35 minutes.
The timing of train 12820 Anand Vihar-Bhubaneswar Odisha Sampark Kranti Express has also been revised. The new timing will come into effect from September 16.
The train previously arrived at 12:30 pm, while its revised arrival time will be 12:45 pm.
Following the changes in railway timings, passengers should check the revised schedule of their train before leaving for the station. The changes apply to several trains travelling from or through Dhanbad, Gomoh and Bokaro towards Bhubaneswar and Puri.
Passengers relying on the previous timings may face inconvenience and could risk missing their train. They should therefore check the revised timings issued by the railway before travelling.











