Sporadic disturbance on train services on Eastern Railway section

Kolkata, Dec 01 (UNI) Train services on Eastern Railway's all the divisions, including Howrah, Asansol and Malda, and in some sections of Sealdah Division were disrupted today because of the 12-hour Bangla Bandh called by Trinamool Congress, a political party.

According to official sources, sporadic obstructions or throwing of banaba leaves on overhead wire causing failure of power supply disrupted train services in some sections of Sealdah Division.

On Howrah Division obstructions were made at Seerampore from 0605 to 0640 hours. On Bandel-Katwa section obstructions were made at Bishnupriya station from 0615 to 0700 hours and Miagram from 0615 to 0705 hopurs and at Miagram from 0615 to 0705 hours.

However, train services on Bandel-Katwa section are getting affected because of obstructions at Bhandartikuri from 0640 hours, at Purbastali from 0645 hours and also on Howra-Barddhaman Chord line section.

In Sealdah Division, train services are maintained on Sealdah-Budge Budge and Sealdah-Dankuni sections. On other sections, train services are getting affected either for sporadic obstructions or throwing of banana leaves on overhead wire. Obstructions have been made at Canning from 0415 hours and at Madhabpur from 0342 hours.

Normal train services could not be maintained because of throwing of banana leaves on overhead wire between Lakshmikantapur and Nischindapur.

Obstructions were made in Mallikpur from 0710 hours, at Gede from and Chandpara from 6.51 hours and at Chakadah from and Nabadwipghat (Narrow gauge) from 0705 hours Obstructions were also made at Kankinara. At Kankinara, on duty Railway staff were removed from the cabin by the bandh supporters.

But, they returned with the intervention of the police.

However, long distance trains and suburban train services from Howrah station were maintained in the morning. Three long distance trains namely, 2019 up Howrah--Ranchi Shatabdi xpress, 3017 up Ganadevata Express, 3317 up Black Diamond express and Poorva Express left Howrah as scheduled.

Long distance trains including Shaktipunj express, Mithila Express, Gorakhpur Express, Jamalpur express, Bagh Express, Jodhpur Express, Danapur express, Kamrup express and New Delhi-Howrah superfast express have already reached Howrah this morning.

5657 Up Kanchanjungha Express left Sealdah this morning and 5 long distance trains like Darjeeling Mail, Gour Express, Teesta Torsa Express, Poorvanchal Express and Balia Express have reached Sealdah this morning.

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