Aiming to ensure a safe travel environment for women and children by implementing robust security measures, the Eastern Railway operated 156 Mail/Express trains, 171 passenger trains, and 13 ladies’ special trains being escorted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), including 74 trains jointly patrolled by male and female personnel.
Madhupur station, a vital location in the Asansol division of Eastern Railway, is undergoing significant redevelopment with a focus on creating modern infrastructure for improved train operations and passenger services.
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has taken a significant step towards bolstering railway safety by prohibiting the use of mobile phones by operational staff, including station masters and pointsmen, while on duty.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway’s Malda Division, under divisional railway manager (DRM), Manish Kumar Gupta and senior divisional security commissioner (Sr. DSC) A K Kullu, seized narcotic substances valued at approximately Rs 2.4 crores on yesterday at Malda Town railway station.
The Asansol division of Eastern Railway has stepped up its efforts to curb unauthorised travel in ladies and divyangjan coaches, reinforcing its commitment to ensuring a safe, dignified, and inclusive travel environment.
Putting efforts to enable jerk-free journeys to passengers, the engineering department of the Howrah division, under the Eastern Railway, corrected 24, 24 forced layout of points and crossings over the division in four months.
The signal and telecom department of Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division completed a series of significant works.
Eastern Railway held a high-level meeting with MPs over Asansol & Malda Divisions network in presence of Milind Deouskar, general manager, Eastern Railway, principal heads of departments and divisional railway managers of Asansol & Malda divisions at Asansol today.
Aiming to enhance passenger amenities in key areas such as Rampurhat, Azimganj, Malda Town and Jamalpur, the Eastern Railway has decided to augment air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches with five popular mail/express trains.
Lady staff of Eastern Railway are managing Prinsep Ghat station safely and the enhanced security feature of Prinsep Ghat assures a more inclusive and secure environment for this empowered women workforce
