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Eastern Railway to Increase Suburban Train Services to Almost 100% During Peak Hours: Official
News 18Eastern Railway authorities on Thursday said they will increase its suburban train services to “almost 100 per cent” of its normal count to cope with the rush of passengers during morning and evening peak hours. ER’s Principal Chief Operations Manager U K Bal said that in view of the rush of passengers during office hours, it will increase its time-tabled suburban train services in both Howrah and Sealdah divisions to “almost 100 per cent” during peak hours. Following a meeting among the Eastern and South Eastern Railway authorities and officials of the West Bengal government, the zonal railways have agreed to augment its services “as far as possible” to increase passenger comfort and to reduce the possibilities of contracting COVID-19, state chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said. “As and when necessary, we will augment services to ensure that social distancing is maintained,” Sharma said.West Bengal Chief Minister On Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Railway authorities to run more suburban trains to avoid overcrowding which will put passengers at a risk of contracting COVID-19.
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