SCR cancels, diverts trains for technical work

Vijayawada, Sep 20 (PTI) The South Central Railway hascancelled and diverted some passenger and express trains fromtoday till September 28 for replacement of route relayinterlocking (RRI) system at Vijayawada railway station. Nearly 2,000 labourers and a number of engineering,telecom and operating staff are deployed to finish thereplacement of RRI within the stipulated period. Some of the trains from Howrah to Chennai are beingterminated either at Eluru or Visakhapatnam while some othersrun via Vijayawada bypass, Kazipet, Kacheguda, according tothe South Central railway press release. The trains from New Delhi to Chennai are now being run viaKazipet and Secunderabad, Renigunta. The trains from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad, New Delhi andMumbai are diverted via Vijayawada byepass line. Trains from Chennai and Bangalore are being terminated atGuntur or Krishna canal. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation hasannounced to provide link buses to the rail passengers toreach Vijayawada from the newly formed temporary railterminals like Gannavaram, Rayanapadu and other places. PTICORR GKDIPRYS