RESTORATION OF SER TRAIN SERVICES EARLIER CANCELLED DUE TO FOG

RESTORATION OF SER TRAIN SERVICES EARLIER CANCELLED DUE TO FOG

Kolkata, 6^thFebruary, 2016:

After reviewing the weather condition, it has been decided that the following trains originating/terminating over SER system, which were earlier cancelled or frequency of which was earlier reduced during foggy season, will be restored o­n and from the date mentioned against each:-

Train No. and Name	Restored o­n and from
12873 Hatia-Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (via Barkakana)	08.02.16
12874 Anand Vihar-Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (via Barkakana)	09.02.16
12101 LTT-Howrah Jnaneswari Express	09.02.16
12102 Howrah-LTT Jnaneswari Express	10.02.16
15027 Hatia-Gorakhpur Mourya Express	09.02.16
15028 Gorakhpur-Hatia Mourya Express	08.02.16
18101 Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi Express	08.02.16
18102 Jammu Tawi-Tatanagar Express	11.02.16
18109 Rourkela-Muri -Jammu Tawi Link Express	08.02.16
18110 Jammu Tawi-Muri-Rourkela Link Express	10.02.16
18181 Tatanagar-Chhapra Express	08.02.16
18182 Chhapra-Tatanagar Express	09.02.16
18183 Tatanagar-Danapur Express	08.02.16
18184 Danapur-Tatanagar Express	08.02.16
18621 Patna-Hatia Pataliputra Express	08.02.16
18622 Hatia-Patna Pataliputra Express	08.02.16
18623 Rajendranagar-Hatia Express	08.02.16
18624 Hatia-Rajendranagar Express	08.02.16

SER’s FIRST SUVIDHA SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN HOWRAH AND ERNAKULAM GETS A GOOD PATRONAGE

South Eastern Railway is running Suvidha Special Trains between Howrah and Ernakulam (No. 02853/02854) and the first Suvidha Special train left Howrah o­n 1^st August, 2015 for Ernakulam covering a distance of 2294 kms in 37 hours. The train was well patronized with 81.30 % occupancy. Railway realized an earning of Rs. 18.21 lakhs from ticket sale by running the first Suvidha Special train between Howrah and Ernakulam which is Rs. 4.65 lakhs more in comparison to a regular superfast train with same composition and full occupancy in the same route.

The next Suvidha Special train (No 02853) will leave Howrah for Ernakulam o­n 8^th August, 2015 and berths are still available in all the classes i.e. AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier and Sleeper Class. The 3^rd Suvidha Special train between Howrah and Ernakulam will leave Howrah o­n 22^nd August, 2015.

In the return direction, the train (No. 02854) will leave Ernakulam for Howrah o­n 4^th, 11^th and 25^th August, 2015.

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY TRAINS RESCHEDULED

The following trains of South Eastern Railway have been Re-scheduled due to water logging at Howrah, Tikiapara and Santragachi yards resulting in congestion of section:-

1.18645 Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 13.50 hrs instead of 11.45 hrs today (01. 08 15)

2.12860Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 15.50 hrs instead of 13.50 hrs today (01. 08 15)

TORRENTIAL RAIN DISRUPTS SER TRAIN SERVICES

In view of water logging at Howrah, Tikiapara and Santragachi Yards due to torrential rain since last night, train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway have been affected from early morning today(01.08.2015). Consequently, the following train services have been rescheduled/short terminated/short originated/cancelled:-

RESCHEDULING OF TRAINS o­n 01.08.2015

·Train No 18645 Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express will leave Howrah at 13.50 hrs instead of 11.45 hrs.

· Train No 12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express will leave Howrah at 15.50 hrs instead of 13.50 hrs.

CANCELLATION OF EMU LOCALS :

· Train No 38409/38424 Howrah-Panskura EMU Local

· Train No 38411/38426 Howrah-Panskura EMU Local

· Train No 38105/38106 Howrah-Uluberia EMU Local

· Train No 38601/38602 Howrah-Kolaghat EMU Local

· Train No 38303/38314 Howrah-Mecheda EMU Local

SHORT TERMINATION OF TRAINSAT SANTRAGACHI INSTEAD OF HOWRAH

· Train No 38204 Bagnan-Howrah EMU Local

· Train No 38906 Amta-Howrah EMU Local

· Train No 38708 Kharagpur-Howrah EMU Local

· Train No 38908 Amta-Howrah EM U Local

· Train No 38706 Kharagpur- Howrah EM U Local

· Train No 68002 Jaleswar- HowrahMEMU Passenger

· Train No 38420 Panskura-HowrahEMU Local

· Train No 58004 Bhadrak-Howrah Passenger

· Train No 58016 Adra-Howrah Passenger

SHORT ORIGINATION OF EMU LOCALS FROM SANTRAGACHI INSTEAD OF HOWRAH

· Train No 38811 Howrah-Midnapur EMU local

· Train No 38711Howrah- Kharagpur EMU Local

This apart, six mail/express trains viz., Train No 12021 Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express, Train No 12821 Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express, Train No 12857 Howrah-Digha Tamralipta Express, Train No 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express and Train No 12703 Howrah-Secuderabad Falaknuma Express, Train No 12222 Howrah-Pune Duronto Express and 10 number of EMU Locals left Howrah behind schedule.

ACTION TAKEN TO RESTORE NORMALCY OF TRAIN MOVEMENT

The South Eastern Railway authorities have already deployed its full team to keep watch o­n the situation and pushed adequate number of staff into action at Tikiapara to run trains taking into consideration the safety aspect. Five High Power Pumps are utilized to drain out the rain water from Railway track at Howrah, Tikiapara and Santragachi Yards with a view to restore normalcy in movement of trains.