Protest: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section disrupts for public agitation
Kolkata/UNI: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section in South Eastern railway have been disrupted due to public agitation staged at Uluberia on non-railway issue.
Nearly 200 to 250 people obstructed UP & DN line at Uluberia from 15.22 hrs. today, a SER spokesperson said.
#WATCH: Video shows the moment mob at a large number stopped trains and started pelting stones at #Uluberia railway station in #Howrah. #CABProtests #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/6rKkTgw7UF
— Deepayan Sinha (@sdeepayan) December 13, 2019
As a result, the following Up & DN trains suffered detention:-
12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromondal Express
22897 Howrah-Digha Kandari Express
18030 Shalimar-LTT Kurla Express
18646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express
12246 Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto Express
22862 Shalimar-Adra Rajya Rani Express
20827 Jabalpur-Santragachi Humsafar Express
#CABProtest: Mob blocks railway tracks at #Uluberia station in #Howrah district of #WestBengal, pelts stones at passenger trains. Service completely disrupted in #SouthEasternRailway's Howrah-Kharagpur division. #Kolkata pic.twitter.com/GssPJySAja
— Deepayan Sinha (@sdeepayan) December 13, 2019
This apart, 11 EMU local and Passenger trains were detained and controlled at various stations in the section.
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