Local trains in West Bengal: Howrah-Shialdaya 200 local trains during office hours! The start date is not final yet: mainly 200 local trains will run from the howrah and sealdah route during office hours

This time the digital desktop: Passenger needs cannot be met by running only 10-15% local according to Covid distance rules. Rather, there could be a deterioration of law and order around those few trains, creating an increase in traffic. State Interior Secretary Harikrishna Dwivedi sent a letter to the Eastern Railways CEO on Tuesday expressing concern and explaining his position after meeting with the railways on Monday and agreeing to launch local trains. The Secretary of the Interior and DRMs for Sealdah, Howrah and Khargpur and the operational directors of the Eastern and Southeastern Railways, who are directly involved in local train services, met in an emergency meeting on Wednesday to make a decision. quick on the subject. At that meeting it was decided that about 200 local trains, including Howrah-Sealdah, would run during business hours. Apart from this time, the railway authorities will decide how many local trains will run at other times. It should be noted that based on the calculation of how many people arrive in Kolkata by train every day, it has been decided to operate 200 local trains during office hours.

However, according to the above schedule, the local train can be changed. Not only that, it goes without saying that most of the local trains will be at a gallop.

At Monday’s meeting, it was said that not only would passengers occupy half of the seats in the hall, but initially 10-15 percent of total trains would run locally. But the state government wanted more local trains, not 10-15%. Otherwise, the problem will increase. Kovid will violate the rules. There is a risk that the infection will increase, the possibility of public order problems cannot be ruled out. Because, when the premises are entered, many people will leave other vehicles and start traveling by train. The possibility of disturbances cannot be ruled out if they are not allowed to board the train.

Knowing the attitude of the state government, the railway officials joined today’s meeting. According to sources, the railway authorities did not want to land a large number of trains at first. However, the state government wants Nike to operate on-demand trains at each of its branches in accordance with the rules of the Eastern and Southeastern Railway Crown. The Interior Minister also ensured the state of proper cooperation in running the train.

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There are 175 stations in the Howrah division of Purbarel, 206 in Sealdah and 101 stations in the southeast Kharagpur division. Officials from the Eastern and Southeastern Railroads discussed Tuesday morning the role of the railroads and state administration in maintaining physical distance by controlling crowds at stations. How many passengers arrive at which station, where the police should be deployed, which route should have more galloping locals, how to deal with it in an emergency – today officials from two railways and three divisions are working to prepare a preliminary report before discussing with the state government. On Tuesday, a section of rail officials said ticket counters would be kept open for passengers as before, but they would also be encouraged to buy tickets through UTS.

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