Kolkata: Several Trains Cancelled for Infrastructure Upgrade Work at Sealdah, Passengers Face Hardship (See Pics)
Passengers faced hardship on Friday as several suburban trains were cancelled or short-terminated for infrastructure upgrade at Sealdah station here, officials said.
Kolkata, Jun 7: Passengers faced hardship on Friday as several suburban trains were cancelled or short-terminated for infrastructure upgrade at Sealdah station here, officials said.
Eighty local trains were cancelled on Friday due to the upgrade-related work, including length extension of five platforms to accomodate 12-coach EMU trains and electronic interlocking system, an Eastern Railway official said. He said a good number of trains are also likely to be cancelled on Saturday for the three-day infrastructure modernisation activity at Sealdah station, which started from the early hours of Friday. Goods Train Derailment in Palghar Affects Mumbai-Surat Section: 41 Trains Cancelled, 18 Partially Cancelled and 9 Diverted, Says Western Railway.
The ER official, however, said out of 21 platforms at Sealdah, operations in only five were suspended. A total of 147 services of suburban trains will be short-terminated or short-originated, while 806 trains will continue to run during the period of the upgrade work. Mumbai Local Train Update: Trains on Central Line Running 10-15 Minutes Late Due To Bunching.
Work-In Progress at Sealdah Station
Four express trains will originate and terminate at Kolkata station instead of Sealdah station, he said. These trains are Sealdah-Ajmer Superfast Express, Hate Bajare Express, Sealdah-Balurghat Express and Sealdah-Asansol Superfast Express, the official said. With Friday being a working day, the cancellation and short-termination led to crowding of trains, and passengers having to wait for longer than usual at different stations.