Shramik special train set off to Gorakhpur (UP) from Vasai road (Maharashtra) on 21st May, 2020 reaches Rourkela station in Odisha today morning. Clueless passengers claims that driver has lost the route. No official word from @WesternRly. Can someone help.

Listen to the plight of passenger onboard @PiyushGoyal

Another one...

WR Media Update

It is to inform that Vasai Road - Gorakhpur Shramik Special train which departed on 21st May, 2020 was to run on Kalyan - Jalgoan- Bhusaval - Khandwa - Itarsi - Jabalpur - Manikpur route but this train will go to Gorakhpur by diverted route ie via Bilaspur (SECR)

Jharsuguda Rourkela, Adra, Asansol (ER) due to heavy traffic congestion on existing routes.

Due to heavy congestion on Itarsi - Jabalpur - Pt. Deen Dayal Nagar route in view of running of large numbers of Shramik Special trains, It is decided by the Railway Board

to run the trains originating from Vasai Road, Udhna, Surat, Valsad, Ankleshwar of WR, Konkan Railway & some stations of CR temporarily on diverted route via Bilaspur - Jharsugda - Raurkela.

Ravindra Bhakar
Chief PRO
Western Railway