Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Passengers can now report littering and spitting within the premises of Eastern Railway (ER) and help authorities take action against offenders. ER on Saturday launched the third phase of its intensive cleanliness awareness campaign, titled “Eastern Railway is Watching You”.Under the scheme, launched by Milind Deouskar, General Manager, ER, extensive vigil will be maintained by railway staff through the monitoring of CCTV camera footage. Those spotted littering or spitting…
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Indian Railways has approved two projects with an investment of Rs 409 crore, which include the construction of a rail flyover in the Rourkela-Bondamunda section and an advanced Electronic Interlocking project across 20 locations in the Malda Division of Eastern Railway to improve rail safety, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. In a significant boost to freight capacity and operational efficiency, the construction of a 4.59 km rail flyover from Bo…
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has lent support to the massive rescue operations underway at the site of the godown collapse in Kolkata, in which 15 people have been killed so far, while 18 are receiving treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital. The Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Kolkata Police and other agencies are involved in the rescue operation.ER has now pitched in with men and equipment. Using cold cutters and other equip…
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) has revealed details of the causes behind Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP) incidents that delayed 86 trains across its four divisions in May. As many as 58 people were arrested for pulling alarm chains without justifiable cause during the month.The Asansol and Howrah divisions were the worst affected, followed by Malda and Sealdah.Investigations by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) revealed that passengers pulled the emergency chain for highly trivial reaso…
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) In a push towards providing better amenities to passengers, Railway Board Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Tarakeswar-Seoraphuli section of Eastern Railway (ER) on Sunday. He also inspected the Tarakeswar and Seoraphuli stations and discussed key strategies to improve passenger services.Work is already under way to extend this section up to Bankura. Work on only a small stretch has been held up because of legal issues. Once complet…
Kolkata/Dumka, June 7 (IANS) Before long, passengers using the Dumka railway station in Jharkhand will no longer have to contend with coal dust, congested roads and the constant noise associated with freight loading and unloading.Eastern Railway (ER) is upgrading the New Madanpur halt into a full-fledged modern block station equipped with comprehensive goods shed facilities to handle the freight currently loaded and unloaded at Dumka.“Apart from paving the way for better logistics infrastructu…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) “Every plot matters,” a senior Eastern Railway (ER) official said in defence of the ongoing eviction of squatters from railway property in the Howrah and Sealdah divisions.”We have been trying for decades to clear land belonging to the railways, but all our efforts were thwarted as there was no support from the state government. This land can fetch hundreds of crores in revenue that can be used to provide better services to rail users,” he said.He pointed to a recent move …
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) A fire broke out in a 16-bigha slum in the Akra-Santoshpur area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday, following which the overhead wire of the South Suburban railway section adjacent to the slum was damaged in the blaze, impacting train services on the Budge Budge–Sealdah South suburban section, which have been suspended.According to officials, about 40 huts inside the slum have been gutted in the fire. Four fire engines reached the spot to douse th…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) By generating and utilising more solar energy, improving power factor, regenerating energy and shutting down diesel locomotives, Eastern Railway (ER) claims to have made a major impact by reducing costs and carbon footprint in 2025-26. “ER generated 22.15 Million Units (MU) of solar energy in 2025-26, registering a 3.40 per cent increase over the previous year. This resulted in a saving of Rs 12.13 crore, which was a 6.50 per cent rise over the previous year,” Shibram Ma…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Indian Railways will operate special fare summer trains between Malda Town and Udhna to manage increased passenger traffic during the peak travel season, officials said on Sunday. As part of the arrangement, train numbers 09033/09034 Malda Town–Udhna Special services will run on a fixed schedule between April and July, covering a journey of approximately 38 hours and offering a mix of air-conditioned, sleeper and general class coaches to accommodate different categori…