Food served at stations and other railway establishments is on its way towards becoming safer and healthier with Eastern Railway (ER) hosting a comprehensive Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) session on Saturday.
As informed by the ER, the new time table includes provision of a new Krishnanagar – Ranaghat Local and extension of two Howrah – Singur Local, one up to Tarakeswar and another up to Haripal to suit the needs of the commuters in the suburban section.
Aiming at smoother operations and enhanced punctuality, the Eastern Railway commissioned state-of-the-art electronic interlocking systems, coupled with supporting infrastructure to ensure faster, safer, and more efficient services.
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur is going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Power Grid Corporation of India for installation of a 1.07 MWp on grid rooftop solar system at a function here tomorrow.
With mammoth crowds thronging the puja pandals, the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway carried more than one crore commuters in the suburban section during the peak festive days between 8 October and 12 October.
The Eastern Railway is aiming to run several trains at maximum speed of 130 kmph from 110, which would help in reducing the jou rney time of long-distance trains.
Considering the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Eastern Railway has announced running of Ratha Yatra special trains between Sealdah and Khurda Road and Malda Town and Malatipatpur to accommodate the increased number of passengers travelling to celebrate the festival.
In a major development aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, the Eastern Railway has removed a bottleneck at Sainthia station.
Gearing up to kick off the second phase of the infrastructure upgrade work at Sealdah station
Moving a step ahead in upgrading technology, the Eastern Railway recently replaced the antiquated lever frame at Burdwan up yard with an advanced electronic interlocking system.
