Today's Cancelled Trains
Public Agitation Due to Non Railway Issue on Howrah- Kharagpur Section Train Services Affected Badly
REPURCUSSION FOR
PUBLIC AGITATION DUE TO NON RAILWAY ISSUE on HOWRAH-KHARAGPUR SECTION
Kolkata, 14th December, 2019:
Due to Public agitation for non railway
issue In Howrah-Kharagpur section in various stations from 11.00 hrs today
morning (14.12.19) train services affected badly. As a result upto 17.00 hrs on
date, 16 Mail/Express and 50 EMU local trains have been cancelled for different
directions. 7 Mail/Express trains have been short terminated/short originated
instead of Howrah/Shalimar/Santragachi. 5 trains have been diverted via Asansol
to avoid the affected stations. The situation not yet normalized.On account of
Public agitation apart from damaged caused yesterday at Uluberia station, today
extensively damaged has been caused atSankrail, Nalpur, Bauria and Chengail
stations. The following damage has been assessed/reported upto 14.30 hrs:
o
The equipments,
Station records, money value items i.e PRS and UTS role etc. are damaged by
fire in Booking Office(North & South) and Station Manager Office of Sankrail. This
apart, Panel Board, Telecommunication system, platform lights, fans, seating
arrangements, tea stalls, water vending machines, level crossing gate and Gate
Keeper Panel are damaged in this station.
o
Booking Office
Window Slap, Glass, store rooms, seating arrangements are damaged in Nalpur station.
This apart, tire firing was broken out at line no 1, 2 & 3 at this station
by the agitators.
o
Electric Engine of one
Goods Train for Malda Town has damaged by unruly agitators at Bauria station.
o
All window glasses
of Booking Counter are destroyed. All the seating arrangements are uprooted and
thrown in to all over the lines. Some glasses, tube lights fans of empty
Coaching rake are broken in Chengail station.
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Source:South Eastern
Railway
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