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.
In a bid to provide easy access to drinking water and budget-friendly meals for passengers on long-distance trains, the Eastern Railway is taking initiatives to make packaged drinking water and Janata meals available to passengers.
Going stern over licensees violating norms with malpractices from passengers availing pay and use toilets, the Sealdah division of Eastern Railway has collected Rs 11,500 as penalty till now.
After Netra station, encroachers in the Circular Railway came under the lens of the Eastern Railway today.
In what comes as a shocking sight, railway tracks are being used by local residents in suburban pockets to dry clothes.
