Local train cancellation for re-girdering and point conversion
Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway has decided to cancel some of the local trains this weekend to facilitate essential infrastructure development and safety maintenance works.
Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway has decided to cancel some of the local trains this weekend to facilitate essential infrastructure development and safety maintenance works.
In what comes as a major relief to the passengers availing passenger trains between Kolkata and Lalgola, the Sealdah Division today resumed the services of the MEMU train with toilets in the route.
Bhutka Soren (35), a resident of Sisir Danga, under Jamuria police station, was killed and two others injured when a brick-laden tractor, while allegedly trespassing on the railway track near Barabani under the Andal–Topsi–Barabani section of Asansol Division, collided with a moving goods train.
Such acts not only endanger travelers and onboard staff but also result in damage to coaches, operational delays, and widespread fear and discomfort during travel, ECoR said in a statement on Thursday.
With an increasing demand by passengers during the upcoming festive season, the Eastern and South Eastern Railways have decided to run Puja Special trains to cater to the huge rush.
To cater to increased passenger demand during Holi, NF Railway will operate 15 pairs of special trains.
The Sealdah division has decided to cancel around 108 local EMU trains altogether on two days for commissioning of the Hot Standby Dual Visual Display Unit Electronic Interlocking system with two VDU-monitors at Ballygunge Junction and Kankurgachi Road Junction.
The Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone by upgrading more than 23,000 track kilometres (TKM) of the railways' network to support train speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (kmph), an official said on Monday.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
The journey time between Kolkata and Delhi is expected to be reduced considerably in the near future.
