Puri Trip Alert: Railways Cancel Numerous Trains for 3 Months, Tourists Face Trouble

• Railways announce cancellation and route shortening of many Puri-bound trains for 3 months due to Puri railway station reconstruction under Amrit Bharat project.
• East Coast Railway issues detailed notification; 02839 Shalimar-Puri Special and 02840 Puri-Shalimar Special trains canceled on specific dates until May.
• 08011 Bhanjpur-Puri Special and 08012 Puri-Bhanjpur Special also canceled on multiple dates in March, April, and May.
• Local services affected: 68409 Khurda Road-Puri MEMU and 68410 Puri-Khurda Road MEMU canceled almost continuously from March 15 to May 15.
• Routes of 30 long-distance trains, including Lokmanya Tilak-Puri Express and Sealdah-Puri Duronto Express, shortened on various days; tourists and pilgrims frustrated.