JAMSHEDPUR।
Rail services of South Eastern Railway have been continued to be affected for the third consecutive day due to agitation by a group of people at Kustaur Station in Adra-Chandil section of Adra Division and Khemasuli Station in Kharagpur-Tatanagar section of Kharagpur Division since 5th April last.
The Kurmi community people resorted to indefinite rail and road blockade agitation in support of their demand for inclusion of Kurmis in Schedule Tribe category.
As a result of the agitation, total 244 trains have been cancelled since the agitation began.
Among the trains cancelled today included 12820 Anand Vihar- Bhubaneswar Express, 12828 Purulia-Howrah Express, 18011 Howrah-Chakradharpur Express, 18013 Howrah-Bokaro Steel City Express, 08695 Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi Passenger Special, 18085 Kharagpur-Ranchi MEMU Express, 18116 Chakradharpur-Gomoh MEMU Express, 13301 Dhanbad-Tatanagar Express, 13512 Asansol-Tatanagar Express, 18183 Tatanagar-Danapur Express, 12883 Santragachi-Purulia Express, 18036 Hatia-Kharagpur Express, 18035 Kharagpur-Hatia Express, 18184 Danapur-Tatanagar Express, 13511 Tatanagar-Asansol Express, 12884 Purulia-Howrah Express, 13302 Tatanagar-Dhanbad Express, 18086 Ranchi-Kharagpur MEMU Express, 18115 Gomoh-Chakradharpur MEMU Express, 18012 Chakradharpur-Howrah Express, 18014 Bokaro Steel City-Howrah Express, 08696 Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City Express, 13287 Durg-Rajendranagar Express, 12827 Howrah-Purulia Express, 18181 Tatanagar-Thawe Express, 12262 Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Duranto Express.
Besides, 15 trains will remain cancelled on 8th April and one on 9th April due the agitation.
However, 22605 Purulia-Villupuram Express journey commencing on 07.04.2023 will be Shot Originated from Adra and 12859 Mumbai CSMT-Howrah Gitanjali Express leaving Mumbai CSMT on 06.04.2023 will be Short Terminated at Tatanagar.
Apart from this, some Mail/Express Trains are running on diverted route.
