1 Trains from (KOP)C SHAHUMHARAJ T to (ADI)AHMEDABAD JN

ER OBSERVED 57^TH ANNUAL CIVIL DEFENCE WEEK

 Kolkata, December 6, 2019 

          Eastern Railway’s Civil Defence volunteers demonstrated unique disaster management skills like rescue operation from high rise buildings, fire fighting, first-aid treatment of the victims during any exigencies etc. through simulation o­n the occasion of observance of 57^th All India Annual Civil Defence Week-2019 at Bell Institute Ground, Eastern Railway, Kanchrapara today (6.12.2019). Civil Defence volunteers units of Eastern Railway’s Headquarters, Sealdah and Howrah Divisions, Kanchrapara and Liluah Workshops took part in this demonstration of mock drill o­n disaster management and rescue operations. 

          Speaking o­n the occasion, Shri S. S. Gehlot, Addl. General Manager, Eastern Railway said that Railway Civil Defence Organisation is composed of volunteers embodied out of railway employees who choose to put “Service Before Self”. Civil Defence volunteers have been called upon not o­nly during external aggression but also at the time of natural calamities like flood, earthquake etc. to render their valuable services and even in such difficult situations they have been of immense assistance to the civil authorities. He called upon more & more Railway staff to join the Civil Defence Organization. AGM/ER also mentioned the great effort of Civil Defence volunteers in crowd management & providing assistance to the people in various special occasions like Durga Puja, Ganga Sagar Mela etc. besides disaster management. 

            Cultural team of Civil Defence Contingent, Kanchrapara presented street drama with safety messages to the passengers not to take ‘Selfie’ near Railway track & platform as well as not to cross open Railway tracks.

          Shri Vipin Kumar, Senior Deputy General Manager & Controller of Civil Defence, Eastern Railway, Shri Surendra Kumar, CWM/Kanchrapara, Shri S. K. Srivastava, DGM(G)/ER & Dy. Controller of Civil Defence, Shri Vineet Gupta, ADRM (O)/Sealdah were also present o­n the occasion. 

CONVERSION OF RAKE, REVISED TIMINGS AND MORE 12-COACH TRAINS

Kolkata, December 6, 2019

          For more feasible and speedy communication between Sealdah & Lalgola, 31823 Sealdah – Krishnanagar Jn. and 31863 Krishnanagar Jn. – Lalgola EMU locals will be converted into o­ne MEMU train and re-numbered as 63107 Sealdah – Lalgola MEMU passenger, leaving Sealdah at 10.28 hrs. and reach Lalgola at 15.15 hrs. w.e.f. 8.12.2019. Similarly, 31866 DN Lalgola – Krishnanagar Jn. and 31842 Krishnanagar Jn. – Sealdah EMU locals will be converted into o­ne MEMU train and re-numbered as 63106 Lalgola – Seldah MEMU passenger leaving Lalgola at 18.30 hrs. and reach Sealdah at 23.25 hrs. w.e.f. 8.12.2019.

          Details of revised train timings of 63107 Sealdah – Lalgola MEMU passenger and 63106 Lalgola – Sealdah MEMU passengers at different stations will be available with the concerned Station Managers of the section.

For more convenience of the passengers, following EMU locals will be converted into MEMU and some 9-coach EMU locals will be converted to 12-coach EMU locals:

·31633/31618 Sealdah – Ranaghat – Sealdah local will be converted to MEMU w.e.f. 8.12.2019.

·9-coach Sealdah – Ranaghat EMU local (31611) will be converted to 12-coach EMU local w.e.f. 9.12.2019.

·9-coach Ranaghat – Sealdah EMU local (31616), Sealdah – Gede EMU locals (31915, 31921), Gede – Sealdah EMU locals (31922, 31928) will be converted to 12-coach EMU local w.e.f. 8.12.2019.