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.
Over half a dozen passenger trains operating in north India were delayed Friday due to low visibility.
Visibility across North India was reduced to concerning levels as fog engulfed the entire region.
According to a weather alert earlier, the approaching fresh cloud patches over Delhi was likely trigger a light to moderate spells of rainfall over the city.
Seventeen passenger trains in the northern parts of the country were running late due to low visibility and fog.
Several flights scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) were delayed due to fog.
