The South Eastern Railway (SER) on Friday cancelled and short-terminated several trains of various destinations due to incessant rain in Calcutta, Howrah and several other districts of neighbouring West Bengal since Thursday resulting in water logging on tracks and various railway yards.
The SER took several measures for the convenience of affected passengers.
Frequent announcements were made at all important stations for guidance of passengers.
The enquiry counters were being manned by chief ticket inspectors and chief commercial inspectors of respective stations.
Help Desks were opened at Howrah, Santragachi and Kharagpur railway stations.
Buses were arranged at Howrah railway station for ferrying passengers to Santragachi for boarding trains.
Food packets were made available to stranded passengers at all important stations.
Bulk SMS were also being sent to passengers regarding cancellation/rescheduling and short termination of trains.
Special counters were opened for granting refunds for cancellation of tickets.
Moreover, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) was also directed to ensure proper food and drinking water for passengers on trains.
A spokesman of SER said that the situation is likely to improve on Saturday as the intensity of rain in Bengal has reduced. The heavy rain on Thursday was caused by a low pressure originating from the Bay of Bengal.
A spokesman of SER said that the situation is likely to improve on Saturday as the intensity of rain in Bengal has reduced. Bhola Prasad
Trains Cancelled
# 02096 Howrah-CSMT(Mumbai) Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 5.45 am.
# 02517 Howrah-Titlagarh Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 6.35 am
# 08011 Howrah-Adra-Chakradharpur/ Bokaro Steel City Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 12.05 am.
# 02834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 11.45 pm
# 02470 Howrah-Mumbai(CSMT) Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 2.35 am.
# 08014 Bokaro Steel City/ Chakradharpur-Howrah Special scheduled to leave Bokaro at 8.30 am.
# 03512 Asansol-Tatanagar Special scheduled to leave Asansol at 9.30 am
# 03511 Tatanagar-Asansol Special scheduled to leave Tatanagar at 2.30 pm
Short - termination of Trains
# 02279 Pune-Howrah Special via Tatanagar which left Pune on July 28 will be short terminated at Santragachi instead of Howrah.
02803 Ranchi – Howrah Special which left Ranchi on July 29 will be terminated at Santragachi instead of Howrah railway station.
02809 Mumbai(CSMT) – Howrah Special which left Mumbai on July 28 will be terminated at Santragachi instead of Howrah.
# 08012 Chakradharpur – Howrah Special which left Chakradharpur on July 29 will be short terminated at Santragachi instead of Howrah.
# 01051 LTT – Howrah Special via Tatanagar scheduled to arrive Howrah 6.45 am on Friday was short terminated at Santragachi.
# 02259 Mumbai (CSMT) - Howrah Special via Tatanagar scheduled to arrive Howrah at 12.25 pm on Friday was short-terminated at Santragachi.
02833 Ahmedabad – Howrah Special via Tatanagar scheduled to arrive at Howrah at 1.35 am on Friday was short terminated at Santragachi.
02518 Titlagarh – Howrah Special via Tatanagar scheduled to arrive Howrah 6.15 pm on Friday was short terminated at Santragachi
# 08027 Kharagpur-Asansol Special via Tatanagar was terminated at Burnpur.
Rescheduling of Trains
# 02260 Howrah-Mumbai(CSMT) Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 2.05 pm on Friday originated from Santragachi at 2.45 pm instead of Howrah
# 02804 Howrah-Ranchi Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 10.15 pm on Friday will instead originate from Santragachi at 11 pm instead of Howrah.
# 02834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 11.45 pm on Friday will instead originate from Santragachi at 12.30 am on July 31 instead of Howrah.
# 08011 Howrah-Chakradharpur/Bokaro Steel City Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 12.05 am on Friday originated from Santragachi at 12.50 am instead of Howrah.
# 02810 Howrah-Mumbai(CSMT) Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 7.50 pm on Friday will originate from Santragachi at 8.45 pm instead of Howrah.
# 01052 Howrah-LTT Special scheduled to leave Howrah at 10 pm on July 30 will instead originate from Shalimar at 10.30 pm and not from Howrah.
# 09206 Howrah-Porbandar Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 9.10pm on Friday will originate from Shalimar at 11 pm instead of Howrah
# 02280 Howrah-Pune Special via Tatanagar scheduled to leave Howrah at 9.50pm on Friday will originate from Santragachi at 11.30 pm instead of Howrah
# 02020 Ranchi-Howrah Special was rescheduled to leave Ranchi at 6.45 pm instead of 1.45 pm on Friday.
