Outfits protest delayed passenger train arrivals at Tatanagar station
Jamshedpur: Several social and political outfits staged a day-long dharna at on Tuesday to protest the delays in arrival of passenger trains at Tatanagar railway station. More than 12 outfits took part in the demonstration which was led by Jamshedpur (West) MLA Saryu Roy.
“The people will halt the movement of goods trains if the issue of delayed arrival of passenger trains is not sorted out soon,” the JD(U) MLA warned officials. Roy further said a 21-member panel comprising members of various outfits will be formed to carry out the protests. “We will meet Railway minister and Railway Board chairman to find a solution to this problem,” Roy said.
Delayed running of trains on the Tatanagar-Chakradharpur section, particularly towards Tatanagar, has angered passengers. The railway should give priority to the passenger trains and see to it that unnecessary delays should not be the routine. But if there is no visible improvement in the passenger train operations, then people will be forced to halt the goods trains, Roy claimed.
Senior divisional commercial manager of Chakradharpur railway division , Aditya Choudhary, met the agitators and assured that the problem will be solved in near future. “Work on laying the third rail line between Asanboni and Jharsuguda is in full swing. Passenger train operations will improve after the completion of the third line,” Choudhary said. A loop line between Tatanagar and Chakradharpur stations is proposed, while the 1,868-km-long dedicated freight corridor from Dankuni to Surat will permanently address the passenger trains halt issue, Choudhary said.
“The people will halt the movement of goods trains if the issue of delayed arrival of passenger trains is not sorted out soon,” the JD(U) MLA warned officials. Roy further said a 21-member panel comprising members of various outfits will be formed to carry out the protests. “We will meet Railway minister and Railway Board chairman to find a solution to this problem,” Roy said.
Delayed running of trains on the Tatanagar-Chakradharpur section, particularly towards Tatanagar, has angered passengers. The railway should give priority to the passenger trains and see to it that unnecessary delays should not be the routine. But if there is no visible improvement in the passenger train operations, then people will be forced to halt the goods trains, Roy claimed.
Senior divisional commercial manager of Chakradharpur railway division , Aditya Choudhary, met the agitators and assured that the problem will be solved in near future. “Work on laying the third rail line between Asanboni and Jharsuguda is in full swing. Passenger train operations will improve after the completion of the third line,” Choudhary said. A loop line between Tatanagar and Chakradharpur stations is proposed, while the 1,868-km-long dedicated freight corridor from Dankuni to Surat will permanently address the passenger trains halt issue, Choudhary said.
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