5 Trains from (SDAH)SEALDAH to (ASR)AMRITSAR JN

POWER & TRAFFIC BLOCK FOR TRACK MAINTENANCE WORK

Kolkata, November 7, 2019

            For urgent track maintenance work o­n down main line between Jhajha & Narganjo, three (3) hours (13.20 hrs. to 16.20 hrs.) Traffic & Power Block will be imposed o­n the section o­n every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday between 10.11.2019 to 5.12.2019. Consequently, following arrangements in train services have been made:-

Short Termination/Short Origination/Cancellation of trains o­n block days

·63567/63568 Asansol – Jhajha – Asansol MEMU passenger will short terminate at Jasidih and Originate from there. The train will remain cancelled between Jasidih – Jhajha – Jasidih.

·63208/63211 Patna – Jasidih – Patna MEMU passenger will short terminate at Jhajha and originate from there. The train will remain cancelled between Jhajha – Jasidih – Jhajha.

Besides, 53050 Mokama – Howrah Passenger and 13124 Sitamarhi – Sealdah Express will be controlled suitably enroute o­n block days.

Inconvenience likely to be caused is deeply regretted.

COMMENDABLE PERFORMANCE FROM PASSENGER TRAFFIC OF

 ER’S SEALDAH DIVISION

·HIGHEST EVER TICKET CHECKING EARNING IN A SINGLE DAY

Kolkata, November 5, 2019:

            Remarkable performance of Eastern Railway’s Sealdah Division in respect to passenger earnings, both from suburban and non-suburban sections have been noticed during this festive season. Ticket checking earnings of the Division is also commendable.

            During the month of October, 2019, ER’s Sealdah Division carried 6.50 crore passengers in suburban section and 37 lakhs of passengers in non-suburban section which is 3.69% and 7.08% respectively higher than that of the corresponding period of last year. In the month of October this year, the Division has earned Rs.86.90 crore from passenger sector registering an increase of 5.40% than that of the corresponding period of last year.

In the field of ticket checking, the performance of the Division is laudable. o­n      26^th October, 2019 itself, the Division earned Rs.7.35 lakh detecting 2879 numbers of without ticket/irregular ticket passengers and unbooked luggage cases which is highest ever earning in a single day by ER’s Sealdah Division.

             Moreover, a total of 52,769 without or irregular ticket passengers were detected in suburban and non-suburban sections during October 2019 as a whole and accordingly an amount of Rs.1.52 crore was earned which is 17.10% higher than that of the corresponding period of last year. In addition, 47,890 numbers of unbooked luggage cases were detected which yielded Rs.47.62 lakhs.