Suburban Train Services Hit in Bengal After 90 Drivers, Guards Test Covid-19 Positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Suburban Train Services Hit in Bengal After 90 Drivers, Guards Test Covid-19 Positive

News 18  

Eastern Railway on Tuesday said it has so far cancelled 56 local trains in the Sealdah section after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for Covid- 19. We have cancelled 56 local trains to ensure mail and express train services are not impacted,” Eastern Railway spokesperson Eklabya Chakraborty told PTI. Suburban train services resumed in West Bengal on November 11 last year after more than seven months. In the wake of soaring Covid-19 cases, the Indian Railways had recently announced that commuters will be fined up to Rs 500 for not wearing masks at rail premises and in trains.

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46 trains cancelled, 8 short terminated due to blockade of tracks at 2 stations in West Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

46 trains cancelled, 8 short terminated due to blockade of tracks at 2 stations in West Bengal

India Today  

At least 46 express and passenger trains were cancelled and eight others short-terminated on Wednesday by the South Eastern Railway owing to agitation and blockade at two railway stations in West Bengal by an organisation of the Kurmi community, an official said. In view of the agitation by members of the Kurmi community at Khemasuli station in West Medinipur district …

Indian Railways Cancels 400 Trains Today; Here’s How to Check Full List
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 400 Trains Today; Here’s How to Check Full List

News 18  

IRCTC UPDATES: Indian Railways has decided to cancel 400 trains, changed originating station of 24 and short terminated 28 due to operational reasons and foggy weather on Friday, January 21. Among those cancelled are trains that operates between New Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, …

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways to Resume Operations of Several Long-distance Trains

News 18  

As India is witnessing a decline in the COVID-19 graph the Indian Railways has announced to resume services of several special trains starting June 14 onwards. Here’s the list of trains that will resume operations from this week: Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Special Ranchi-Howrah Shatabdi Special Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Special New Jalpaiguri-Sealdah special Kolkata-Balurghat Special Balurghat – Kolkata Special Kolkata-Haldibari Special Haldibari – …

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List
3 years, 7 months ago

Amid Surge in COVID-19, Indian Railways Cancels More Special Trains; Here's a Complete List

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled special trains operating on the routes between Odisha, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam and Chhattisgarh due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 in the country. Tweeting about the same, the East Coast Railway wrote that “in view of low occupancy & to break the chain of COVID 19 infection, it has been decided to cancel …

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan Routes; Full List Here
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan Routes; Full List Here

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled eight more special trains service operating on the routes between West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. In a release, the Eastern Railway said that the services of few trains will be discontinued due to poor patronisation until further notice. https://twitter.com/EasternRailway/status/1395042840116228108?s=20 Here’s the list of …

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on Assam, Odisha and West Bengal Routes; Check Full List Here
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways Cancel More Trains on Assam, Odisha and West Bengal Routes; Check Full List Here

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled 10 special train services operating on the routes between Sealdah, New Jalpaiguri, Puri, Kolkata, Haldibari, Silghat and Balughat due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1394586529788354560?s=20 Earlier this month, the Eastern railway had cancelled 16 trains operating on the routes between Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata, and few others. Here is …

Railways discontinues 28 trains including Rajdhani-Shatabdi-Duronto express. Check list
3 years, 8 months ago

Railways discontinues 28 trains including Rajdhani-Shatabdi-Duronto express. Check list

India TV News  

In view of the second wave of coronavirus, the Indian Railways on Thursday cancelled 28 trains including Duronto-Rajdhani-Shatabdi and Vande Bharat. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi are among 10 states that account for 72.19 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit …

Indian Railways Cancels 16 Special Train Services From May 7; Here's a Complete List
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways Cancels 16 Special Train Services From May 7; Here's a Complete List

News 18  

Indian Railways has cancelled 16 special trains service from Friday, May 7 operating on the routes between Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata, and few others due to low occupancy amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. In a tweet, the Eastern Railway said that the services of few trains will be discontinued due to poor patronization and operational constraints …

Western Railway cancels 44 trains due to drop in number of travellers
3 years, 8 months ago

Western Railway cancels 44 trains due to drop in number of travellers

India TV News  

The Western Railway has cancelled 44 trains of Ratlam division in light of a decline in the number of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Saturday. At least 44 trains of Ratlam division to and from Mumbai, Delhi, Lingampalli, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Amritsar, Puri and other cities have been cancelled due to a huge drop in the number …

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways cancels several passenger trains - Check full list

India TV News  

In a bid to deal with overcrowding amid spike in Covid-19 cases, Indian Railways has announced to cancel the operations of multiple trains. According to a tweet shared by the Western Railway, a few express trains will remain cancelled till further order. List of cancelled trains: Trains cancelled on April 19 09007 Surat – Bhusaval Special 02959 Vadodara – Jamnagar …

Train Services Resume in Kashmir Valley After 11 Months
3 years, 10 months ago

Train Services Resume in Kashmir Valley After 11 Months

News 18  

New Delhi: Train services resumed in the Kashmir Valley on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Railways to resume train operations in Kashmir Valley on Banihal-Baramulla section from 22nd February, with two services operating initially," Goyal tweeted. Currently, only special trains which are fully reserved are in operation across the country along with …

Mumbai local trains: Railways to add 204 more local trains on suburban network from Friday
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai local trains: Railways to add 204 more local trains on suburban network from Friday

India TV News  

An additional 204 special local train services will be run on the Mumbai suburban network from Friday. The addition of 204 suburban services will lead to resumption of about 95 per cent of the total 3,141 local train services, which were being operated collectively by the CR and WR before the COVID-19 outbreak, railway officials said. The decision to increase …

Railways permits travelling in suburban trains during non-peak hours in THIS city
4 years ago

Railways permits travelling in suburban trains during non-peak hours in THIS city

India TV News  

Indian Railways will allow the general public to travel by the suburban train services in Chennai during non-peak hours from December 23, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal informed on Tuesday. "From 23rd December, Indian Railways permits general public to travel by suburban train services in Chennai during non-peak hours," Piyush Goyal said. Currently, Southern Railway has been running suburban train …

Railways to Resume Suburban Train Services in Bengaluru Region After Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Railways to Resume Suburban Train Services in Bengaluru Region After Covid-19

News 18  

In a relief to commuters in and around Bengaluru, the South Western Railway would resume suburban train services from December 7 after suspending them for over eight months to contain the Covid pandemic, an official said on Thursday. “The railway board has permitted our zone to operate 10 pairs of suburban trains from Bengaluru to Hosur, Tumakuru, Marikuppam, Bangarpet Hindupur …

Teaching, non-teaching staff allowed to use Mumbai local train service amid Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Teaching, non-teaching staff allowed to use Mumbai local train service amid Covid-19

India Today  

Amid the covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Railways has allowed the teaching and non-teaching staff to board suburban trains being run in Mumbai, and its metropolitan regions, railway officials said on Friday. Valid identity cards required for entry at the railway station The release further added that valid identity cards are necessary for entry at the railway stations. The state government …

Eastern Railway to Increase Suburban Train Services to Almost 100% During Peak Hours: Official
4 years, 2 months ago

Eastern Railway to Increase Suburban Train Services to Almost 100% During Peak Hours: Official

News 18  

Eastern 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 …

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place
4 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place

India TV News  

Suburban train services in West Bengal resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than seven months, due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the reopening of the train services, the authorities are now maintaining a strict vigil and passengers largely adhering to the COVID-19 protocol. The local train services under the jurisdiction of the Eastern and the South Eastern Railways …

Mumbai: suburban train services resume partially
4 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai: suburban train services resume partially

India TV News  

Suburban services of the Western Railway in Mumbai resumed fully as water on the tracks receded, it said on Wednesday evening as the city grappled with heavy overnight rains. Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer, WR, said its suburban special services were fully restored between Churchgate and Bandra around 5 pm. Central Railway's suburban services were still suspended between CSMT-Dadar …

Suburban Train Services Resume Partially in Mumbai after Heavy Rains
4 years, 3 months ago

Suburban Train Services Resume Partially in Mumbai after Heavy Rains

News 18  

Mumbai: Suburban services of the Western Railway in Mumbai resumed fully as water on the tracks preceded, it said on Wednesday evening as the city grappled with heavy overnight rains. Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer, WR, said its suburban special services were fully restored between Churchgate and Bandra around 5 pm. Central Railway’s suburban services were still suspended between …

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run
4 years, 5 months ago

All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that all regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice. However, special trains which are currently into service will continue to run. Railways in a statement said, "This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that as decided and informed earlier on as well, regular passenger …

Eastern Railways cancels special trains due to lockdown in West Bengal on July 29
4 years, 5 months ago

Eastern Railways cancels special trains due to lockdown in West Bengal on July 29

India TV News  

The Eastern Railway on Saturday cancelled special trains that were scheduled to originate from or arrive at some stations in West Bengal on July 29 in view of a lockdown announced in the state on that date to stem the rise in COVID-19 cases, officials said. The 02302 New Delhi-Howrah AC special that was scheduled to commence its journey from …

Covid times: How travelling in Mumbai locals have changed post lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

Covid times: How travelling in Mumbai locals have changed post lockdown

Live Mint  

Indian Railways on 15 June started the Mumbai suburban train services after 84 days of complete closure since 23 March for the staff who are on associated with providing the essential services. The Mumbai local train services which are operated by the Western and Central Railway zone of Indian Railways have made some changes with how travelling in the generally …

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID 19 : Indian Railways Cancels All Passenger Trains Till March 31

Live Law  

In the light of COVID 19 pandemic, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger train services, including Premium Trains, Mail/Express Trains, Passenger Trains, Suburban Train, Kolkata Metro Train and Konkan Railways, till March 31.Trains which had already commenced their journey, prior to 4 AM on March 22, will run up to their destinations.Movement of goods train will continue.Full refund. In …

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Railways cancels all train services till March 31

The Hindu  

As part of efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Railways on Sunday announced the cancellation of all train services, barring goods train, till March 31. “In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that all passenger train services on Indian Railways, including premium trains, Mail/Express trains, passenger trains, suburban trains, …

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railway cancels all passenger trains upto 31st March

Op India  

In an effort to contain the spread of Wuhan Coronavirus in the country, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains in the country till 31st March. A notification issued by Indian Railways said that all passenger train services on Indian Railways including Premium trains, Mail and Express trains, Passenger trains, Suburban trains, Kolkata Metro Rail, Konkan Railway etc will …

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway
4 years, 11 months ago

Passengers face hard time as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway

India TV News  

Thousands of passengers faced a harrowing time on Monday as at least 50 local trains were cancelled and several express trains diverted owing to automation work of signalling system in the Sealdah main section of the Eastern Railway. The Eastern Railway has cancelled at least 318 suburban EMU trains in the section from February 9 to 16, and announced diversion …

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