Train cancelled: 46 trains cancelled, 8 short-terminated due to blockade of tracks in two West Bengal stations

This week nearly 46 trains were cancelled and eight were short-terminated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) due to agitation and blockade at two railway stations in West Bengal by an organisation of the Kurmi community, an official said, news agency PTI reported.

A SER release said," In view of the agitation by members of the Kurmi community at Khemasuli station in West Medinipur district in the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of Kharagpur Division and Kustaur station in Purulia district in Adra-Chandil section of Adra Division from 5 am the 12814 Tatanagar-Howrah Steel Express, 12021 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express and 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh Express were cancelled.

The Kurmi community is demanding Scheduled Tribe status, an official said.

The other cancelled trains included 08649 Adra-Purulia MEMU Special, 03598 Asansol- Ranchi MEMU Special, 13301 Dhanbad-Tatanagar Express, 08650 Purulia-Adra MEMU Special,  03595 Bokaro Steel City-Asansol MEMU Special, 18085 Kharagpur-Ranchi MEMU Express, 18116 Chakradharpur-Gomoh Express, 03592 Asansol-Bokaro Steel City MEMU Special, 18183 Tatanagar-Danapur Express and 03594 Asansol-Purulia MEMU Special.

Also cancelled were 18036 Hatia-Kharagpur Express, 18035 Kharagpur-Hatia Express, 03593 Purulia-Asansol MEMU Special, 18184 Danapur-Tatanagar Express, 08647 Adra-Barabhum MEMU Special, 08049 Kharagpur-Jhargram MEMU Special, 08054 Tatanagar-Kharagpur MEMU Special, 08015 Kharagpur-Jhargram MEMU Special, 08055 Kharagpur-Tatanagar MEMU Special, the release said.

Short terminated trains

The 18011 Howrah-Adra-Chakradharpur Express will be short terminated at Adra (Chakradharpur portion), 12883 Santrahachi-Purulia Express will be short terminated at

Adra, 12884 Purulia-Howrah Express will be short originated from Adra, 22862 Kantabanji-Titlagarh-Howrah Express will be short terminated at Tatanagar and short originated as Passenger Special from Tatanagar.

The 08173 Asansol-Tatanagar MEMU Special will be short terminated at Adra, 08174 Tatanagar-Asansol MEMU Special will be short originated from Adra, 18012 Chakradharpur-Adra- Howrah Express will be short originated from Adra, 12828 Purulia-Howrah Express will be short originated from Adra, the release said.

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