Sealdah Division to start new, extended local EMU services

Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway is to start additional and extended local EMU services to cater to the huge and long pending demand from various sections of commuters.

According to the divisional railway sources, for a long time, there was a consistent demand from daily passengers, students, and office-goers of the Sealdah–Gede and Gede–Majherhat sections for improved connectivity and more direct travel options. Considering the demand, the divisional railway is to start additional and extended special services on a temporary experimental basis from 16 March. One of such local trains, 31227 Sealdah–Barrackpore Local, is being extended up to Gede as 31931 UP Sealdah–Gede Special. The train is to leave Sealdah at 9.28 a.m. and arrive Gede at 12.07 p.m. while 31226 will now originate from Gede at 8.26 a.m. as 31930 DN Gede–Sealdah Special and reach Sealdah at 10.57 a.m. Another train 31431 UP Sealdah–Naihati Local is now to be rescheduled to 4.50 p.m. and further extended up to Gede as 31933 UP Special leaving Sealdah at 4.50 p.m. and arriving at Gede at 7.38 p.m, providing a crucial evening link for the Nadia district.

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Apart from this, a direct corridor between Gede and Majerhat has been created in which, the existing Gede–Ranaghat and Naihati–Majerhat services have been merged into a single, seamless service with the 30144 DN Gede–Majerhat Special, departing Gede at 4.15 p.m. and arriving at Majherhat at 7.28 p.m. Also, to improve evening peak hour management, train number 31333 UP Sealdah–Kalyani Simanta Local is being rescheduled to depart Sealdah at 4.30 p.m. instead of 4.55 p.m. to better manage evening peak traffic.

As learnt from official sources, the divisional railway has also decided to start three new dedicated services for Gede–Ranaghat section. The initiative is aimed at reducing the waiting time between trains and provide better local mobility. Among the three are 31761 UP Ranaghat–Gede EMU Special, 31762 DN Gede–Ranaghat EMU Special and 31764 DN Gede–Ranaghat EMU Special.