ECR has canceled over a dozen trains and redirected over two dozen others scheduled for Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, and other parts of northern Bihar and Jharkhand as a result of the protests.
Digital Desk: Train services on the Patna-Kolkata route of the East Central Railway (ECR) zone were affected due to agitation at the Barhiya railway station in Bihar, officials reported on Monday.
According to reports, a large number of people have squatted on the tracks at the station, about 120 km from Patna, demanding a stoppage for the Patliputra Express and a few other trains at the Barhiya railway station. They have blocked both up and down railway lines and are not allowing any trains to pass through.
ECR has canceled over a dozen trains and redirected over two dozen others scheduled for Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, and other parts of northern Bihar and Jharkhand as a result of the protests.
The agitators and ECR officials reportedly sat at the table for talks, but they failed. The ECR official claimed that the department is agree to stop the Patliputra Express train, but the agitators are asking for some more train stoppage. Moreover, at Barhiya railway station, agitators have stopped the Patliputra Express train for more than 20 hours.
Virendra Kumar, PRO of ECR, said: "Due to Dharna and protest at Barhiya railway station we have cancelled and diverted some trains. The negotiations with the protesters are currently underway."
It may be mentioned that due to the ongoing protest at the railway track, ECR, the ECR has diverted the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express and Howrah-New Delhi Duronto Express from Asansol, Dhanbad, Gaya and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction onwards towards New Delhi. Both these trains going from Downside New Delhi to Howrah will also use the same route.
Kamakhya (Guwahati) – New Delhi Express will be diverted from Kuel, Gaya and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction to Old Delhi Railway Station. New Delhi-Malda Town Express and Lokmanya Tilak (Mumbai) - Bhagalpur Express will be diverted from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Gaya and Kiul.
Patna-Jasidih Express train, Bhagalpur Anand Vihar (New Delhi) Express, Kolkata-Darbhanga Express, and Gorakhpur-Sealdah (Kolkata) Express trains are being cancelled. Passengers on Patna-Kolkata main rail route were struggling to reach their destination due to the ongoing agitation for the last 24 hours.
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