Multiple express trains delayed at Tatanagar, passengers stranded

PNS

Jamshedpur

Railway passengers at Tatanagar Station faced severe inconvenience on Friday as several major express trains arriving from the Mumbai-Bilaspur route ran heavily behind schedule, leaving hundreds stranded on overcrowded platforms for hours. Despite repeated assurances from senior railway officials regarding improved punctuality and operational efficiency under the Tatanagar and Chakradharpur railway divisions, delays continue to disrupt passenger movement across key routes.

Among the major long-distance trains affected were the Ahmedabad Express, Gitanjali Express, Kurla Express, and Mumbai Mail. The delays triggered frustration among families, office-goers, business travelers, and daily commuters who were forced to wait amid uncertainty and repeated schedule revisions.

Railway officials and technical staff familiar with operations stated that the delays were largely inherited from originating and intermediate stations rather than being caused within the local division. According to them, trains entering the Chakradharpur division through the busy Mumbai-Howrah corridor are already running late, making it extremely difficult for local authorities to recover lost time and restore schedules.

The disruption was not limited to Tatanagar alone. Several regional routes also witnessed major delays, exposing wider scheduling and operational strain across the railway network. The Itwari Express and Kantabanji-Howrah Steel Express reportedly ran over six hours late, while the Junagarh-Howrah Ispat Express was delayed by nearly 12 hours despite recent reviews and assurances by the General Manager regarding structural improvements in train operations.

Rail connectivity towards Bihar also remained severely affected, with reports indicating that more than 15 trains reaching Muzaffarpur were delayed by up to 10 hours. Passengers have once again demanded stronger coordination between railway divisions and stricter monitoring of train movement to improve punctuality on one of the country’s busiest railway corridors.