IRCTC Update: Indian Railways Cancel, Reschedule Many Trains. Check Full List Here

© Snigdha Choudhury | India.com News Desk Train passengers should note that tickets booked via the IRCTC website will be cancelled automatically and a refund will be initiated in the user's accounts. (Photo: Pixabay)

IRCTC Update: The Indian Railways cancelled and rescheduled several trains that were scheduled to depart on Wednesday due to maintenance and operational related works for infrastructure upkeep and safety concerns. Train passengers should note that tickets booked via the IRCTC website will be cancelled automatically and a refund will be initiated in the user's accounts. Those who have booked tickets through counters will have to visit the reservation counter to claim the refund.

List of trains cancelled today (March 15)

• Train No. 08017/08018 Kharagpur-Balasore-Kharagpur Special
• Train No.08031/08032 Balasore-Bhadrak-Balasore Special

List of partially cancelled/diverted trains

• Train numbers - 12455/12456 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner-Delhi Sarai Rohilla express JCO will be diverted to run via Sonarpur skip stoppage Sangrur-Dhuri-Barnala-Rampura Phul.
• Diversion of Train via Dum Dum Jn.-Dankuni and will stop at Dakshineswar and Dankuni
• Up Train: 13105 (Sealdah-Ballia), 15047 (Purbanchal Exp), 13185 (Ganga Sagar), 13157 (Kolkata Muzaffarpur), 13153 (Gour Express), 03111 (Sealdah Godda),

  Down Train:13106 (Sealdah-Ballia), 15048 (Purbanchal Exp), 13186 (Ganga Sagar), 13156 (SITAMARHI Kolkata), 13154 (Gour Express), 03112 (Godda Sealdah).

  Train No.22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad Express leaving Shalimar o n 15.03.2023 will run o n diverted route via Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Guntur-Pagidipalli-Secunderabad

  Train No.15050 Gorakhpur Kolkata express will be diverted via Bhatni Siwan Chhapra instead of its schedule route Bhatni Mau Indara Ballia Chhapra.

  Rescheduling of Train Services:
• Train Nos. 08063/08064 Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Kharagpur Special will be short terminated at/short originated from Balasore
• Train No. 15050 Gorakhpur Kolkata express will be re-scheduled by 120 minutes from Gorakhpur

4 steps to confirm if your train is cancelled

You can also confirm if your train has been cancelled or not by following these steps

1. Visit indianrail.gov.in/mntes and select the date of the journey
2. Next, select Exceptional Trains on the top panel of the screen
3. Click on Cancelled Trains option
4. Select Fully or Partially option to see full list of trains with time, routes and other details as per requirement

The Indian Railways recently announced that train tickets booked through unauthorised agents or scripting can be released without refund. So, passengers should put in the correct mobile number for getting timely alerts on the booked journey.