दक्षिणपूर्वरेलवे
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY
प्रेसविज्ञप्ति
PRESS RELEASE
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY TO RESUME
146 SUBURBAN SERVICES BY 15th NOVEMBER, 2021
Kolkata, 11th November, 2021:
South Eastern Railway, immediately on receipt of the directives of Govt. of West Bengal, decided to restore the service of local trains in phase wise manner keeping in view safety parameters, crew requirements, rake linking etc.
In the First Phase, services of 48 Suburban Locals were resumed w.e.f. 31stOctober, 2021 and subsequently by 8th November, services of altogether 104 Suburban Locals were restored.
Now SER has planned to increase the local train services from 104 to 146 by 15th November, 2021. Out of these, 72 suburban trains will run in up direction and 74 trains will run in down direction.
Details of 146 suburban services already resumed/ to be resumed are as under:
| Up Direction | Down Direction |
| From- To | No. of EMU Services | From – To | No. of EMU Services |
| Howrah-Midnapur | 15 | Midnapur-Howrah | 14 |
| Howrah-Panskura | 19 | Midnapur-Kharagpur | 01 |
| Santragachi-Panskura | 02 | Panskura-Santragachi | 02 |
| Howrah-Amta | 07 | Panskura-Howrah | 20 |
| Howrah-Haldia | 03 | Mecheda-Howrah | 04 |
| Howrah-Kharagpur | 09 | Bagnan-Howrah | 02 |
| Howrah-Mecheda | 05 | Amta-Howrah | 07 |
| Shalimar-Mecheda | 02 | Kharagpur-Howrah | 10 |
| Santragachi-Mecheda | 02 | Haldia-Howrah | 03 |
| Panskura-Digha | 01 | Digha-Panskura | 01 |
| Mecheda-Digha | 01 | Santragachi-Shalimar | 03 |
| Shalimar-Santragachi | 02 | Digha-Mecheda | 01 |
| Howrah-Balichak | 01 | Mecheda-Santragachi | 01 |
| Santragachi-Amta | 01 | Balichak-Howrah | 01 |
| Panskura-Haldia | 01 | Amta-Santragachi | 01 |
| Howrah-Uluberia | 01 | Mecheda-Shalimar | 01 |
| Total | 72 | Haldia-Panskura | 01 |
| Uluberia-Howrah | 01 |
| Total | 74 |
Elaborate arrangements have been made by SER for regular sanitisation of the coaches of suburban trains. SER is also organising awareness campaign through Public Address System in stations to ensure that passengers follow all the COVID-19 health protocols including maintaining of physical distancing and wearing of mask. Appeal to the Passengers is also being made for not undertaking journeys unless it is extremely essential. Along with CCTV surveillance, additional security personnel have also been deployed in trains and stations to monitor the situations.
