The restrictions on movement of passenger trains during night in Maoist-affected areas of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha will continue till Jan 6. According to a press release of the South Eastern Railway, running of passenger trains on Kharagpur-Adra, Chakradharpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Tatanagar section will continue to remain suspended from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. till Thursday. Keeping this in mind, some train services have been diverted, re-scheduled and regulated. It may be recalled that the railways have been restricting the movement of trains following the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express sabotage at Jhargram in West Bengal in which 148 people were killed.
News On AIR | December 31, 2010 10:50 AM
Restrictions on movement of passenger trains during night in Maoist-affected areas to continue till Jan 6