Night train service remains suspended in Maoist-hit routes

The night running of passenger trains in Maoist-hit Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra routes in West Midnapore district will continue to remain suspended till June 3, officials said on Wednesday.

The night running of passenger trains in Maoist-hit Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra routes in West Midnapore district will continue to remain suspended till June 3, officials said on Wednesday.

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The suspension was announced on May 28 after the Jhaneswari Express disaster.

Passenger trains in the sections would not run at night till 5:00 am in the morning till June 3. A few trains running on the routes have been cancelled, some rescheduled and some re-routed, South Eastern Railway officials said.

Howrah-Adra-Chakradharpur, Howrah-Adra-Bokaro and Kharagpur-Tata passenger trains have been suspended, they said.