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.
Following regulation of trains at Sealdah station, where work is being carried out at five platforms, the state transport department has decided to run shuttle bus services to provide ease of travel to the commuters.
Bad odour from toilets in trains would soon be a thing of the past. Eastern Railway is considering plans to introduce a loT-based electronic device that monitors and detects malodour prompting them to take steps to clean the toilets.
In a bid to provide easy access to drinking water and budget-friendly meals for passengers on long-distance trains, the Eastern Railway is taking initiatives to make packaged drinking water and Janata meals available to passengers.
In a significant performance, the South Eastern Railway achieved the highest ever freight loading performance and freight loading revenue in the year 2023-2024.
In a major boost to Railway infrastructure and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate a slew of railway projects worth over Rs 85,000 crore from DFC’s Operation Control Centre in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
