To clear the extra rush of Maha Mela at Thakurnagar, Eastern Railway’s Sealdah Division has decided to run eight EMU Special trains.
In what comes as good news for cricket lovers, the Eastern Railway has announced plans to run midnight special circular railway trains for IPL spectators. The zonal railway, in anticipation of the upcoming IPL matches at Eden Gardens, has decided to run two additional EMU trains to facilitate the movement of spectators.
The Eastern Railway RPF along with the GRPS personnel from Kamarkundu recovered arms, ammunition, and other incriminating articles from the possession of a suspicious individual at Janai Road railway station, under 'Operation Satark' on 13 March.
In a bid to cater to the festive rush, the Eastern Railway has decided to take a host of steps.
Eastern Railway registered a nine per cent growth in passenger volume compared to last year.
With the Holi festival round the corner, the Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway have decided to run Holi special trains in different directions.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Eastern Railway assisted officials of Wazirganj police station, Bihar, in the rescue of a minor girl yesterday.
In a bid to ensure seamless travel and accommodate the massive influx of pilgrims attending Mahakumbh, the Railway operated special trains including 76 pairs of reserved and unreserved Kumbh Mela Special trains from key stations by the Eastern Railway and 24 pairs by South eastern Railway.
The Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has taken comprehensive crowd management measures at Asansol station and other key locations to ensure the smooth and safe movement of passengers during Mahakumbh.
As a part of Eastern Railway’s initiative of replacing level crossing gates with subways, the ER carried out the construction work of two subways in place of level-crossing gate 2A between Nathnagar and Akbarnagar and level-crossing gate 7 between Akbarnagar and Sultanganj station was completed by taking a block for six hours.
