ER RPF registers about 9 per cent rise in prosecutions
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway (ER) registered about a nine per cent increase in prosecutions in 2025 as compared to the previous year of 2024.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway (ER) registered about a nine per cent increase in prosecutions in 2025 as compared to the previous year of 2024.
Around 628 male passengers were apprehended for unauthorised travel in coaches reserved for women passengers by the Eastern Railway during 1 to 7 May.
This line is also traversing through the religious and cultural places of tourist interest like native villages of Yugapurush Ramakrishna Paramhansa and holy mother Sharada Devi at Joyrambati and Kamarpukur respectively.
Milind Deouskar, general manager of Eastern Railway, handed over the GM’s Overall Efficiency Shield to Asansol Division.
As a part of station modernisation initiatives, the Eastern Railway is installing train indication boards (TIB) at 40 key stations across the Howrah division.
The Eastern Railway is aiming to run several trains at maximum speed of 130 kmph from 110, which would help in reducing the jou rney time of long-distance trains.
Considering the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Eastern Railway has announced running of Ratha Yatra special trains between Sealdah and Khurda Road and Malda Town and Malatipatpur to accommodate the increased number of passengers travelling to celebrate the festival.
In a major development aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, the Eastern Railway has removed a bottleneck at Sainthia station.
Gearing up to kick off the second phase of the infrastructure upgrade work at Sealdah station
Moving a step ahead in upgrading technology, the Eastern Railway recently replaced the antiquated lever frame at Burdwan up yard with an advanced electronic interlocking system.
