SER’s growth in freight loading
The South Eastern Railway registered a growth of 1.89 per cent in originating freight in the current fiscal and loaded 138.84 million tonnes of originating freight in the first eight months between April and November.
Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway have been affected due to agitation at Chengail and Fuleswar stations and Santragachi level crossing gate since 1.22 pm today blocking all lines, said a SER release.
As a result of this agitation, the trains cancelled on Friday were 18043 Howrah-Bhadrak Baghajatin Express, 18003 Howrah-Adra Shiromani Express, 12813 Howrah-Tatanagar Steel Express, 12827 Howrah-Purulia Express, 08001/08002 Howrah-Digha-Howrah Special, 12895 Shalimar-Puri Express.
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Trains cancelled on Saturday are 12814 Tatanagar-Howrah Steel Express, 18004 Adra-Howrah Shiromani Express, 12828 Purulia-Howrah Express, 18044 Bhadrak-Howrah Express.
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The trains diverted were 12860 Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Gitanjali Express via Barddhaman-Asansol-Joychandi Pahar-Chandil-Sini; 12870 Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express via Barddhaman-Asansol-Joychandi Pahar-Chandil-Sini.
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