Around 15 local EMUs had to be cancelled following obstruction by a crowd of passengers. The agitating crowd protested at Uttar Radhanagar Halt from 6.26 a.m. to 9.16 a.m. and at a level crossing gate near Hotar from 8.40 a.m. to 9.17 a.m. Banana leaves were also thrown on overhead wire near Dhamua station and at Magrahat station.
Passengers looking forward to availing journeys of trains originating from the South Eastern Railway might have to tweak their plans. The zonal railway has decided to cancel around 60 trains on various dates for developmental works in the days to come.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday responded to a viral video circulating on social media regarding some passengers jumping over AFC gates to exit at the Jama Masjid Metro station, saying there was a temporary surge of passengers for a brief time when some passengers bypassed the AFC gate by jumping over it to exit.
In a tragic rail accident, at least 11 people were killed while several others were injured when the passengers of Pushpak Express were hit by Karnataka Express in the Pachora taluka of the Jalgaon district of North Maharashtra on Wednesday evening.
Chief Minister Atishi on Monday announced that bus conductors and drivers will face suspension if they do not stop the vehicles at designated stops to pick up the passengers.
Passengers remained apprehensive about the availability of buses, both private and state, by today evening.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Thursday said that passengers will get the facility of rental two-wheelers and rental bicycles along with feeder buses, cabs, and autorickshaws under last-mile connectivity at all RRTS stations from Delhi to Meerut.
Three passengers were killed and at least 40 others suffered grave wounds after a portion of an iron vintage overhead water tank collapsed on the platform and railway tracks in Burdwan Junction Railway Station just at midday, today.
Passengers would soon be able to enjoy a comfortable journey in local trains from Sealdah to Kalyani or even Naihati in first class coaches.
The North East Express from Delhi to Kamakhya met with the accident near Raghunathpur in Bihar on the night of October 11.
