South Eastern Railway (SER) on Wednesday evening decided to cancel four more special trains on account of low occupancy and operational constraints.

As per a notification, the 02021/02022 Howrah-Barbil- Jan Shatabdi Special which goes via Tatanagar will remain cancelled from Thursday, May 6.

Another popular train between Jamshedpur and Calcutta, the 02829/02830 Howrah-Tata Steel Express, which is being run as a Covid-19 special train, will also remain cancelled from Thursday, May 6.

The 02849/02850 Hatia-Pune-Special will also remain cancelled from Hatia from May 7 and from Pune with effect from May 9.

According to the notification, the 02257/02258 Howrah-Digha Special will also remain cancelled from Thursday, May 6.

"These trains were cancelled due to a drastic fall in seat occupancy. Covid cases are on the rise and, therefore, people have restricted their travel plans," said Sanjay Ghosh, chief public relations officer of South Eastern Railway.

He said Eastern Railway and other railway zones have also started cancelling special trains owing to poor occupancy and operational issues.

Sources said that footfall of passengers at various railway stations under South Eastern Railway, including Tatanagar, Ranchi, Hatia, CChakradharpur and Rourkela, have witnessed a considerable fall during the past one week following a spurt in Covid-19 cases.