The South Eastern Railway (SER) has decided to provide extra coaches in several long distance trains either originating or running via Tatanagar railway station to ease the rush during the peak summer.
Officials in Garden Reach, the Calcutta-based headquarter of South Eastern Railway revealed that keeping in view the rush of passengers they have decided to provide extra coaches in some of the trains which has long waiting lists.
The details are being worked out. The extra coaches will be provided from the first and second week of May, when the schools are closed for summer vacation and there is a huge rush in trains of various destinations said an official.The official went on to say that some of the trains which will get the facility of extra coaches includes Howrah-Mumbai Geetanjali Express, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Superfast Express and Howrah-Ahmedabad Express .
In all the three trains the reservation list has reached the 200 mark in the first and second weeks of May. Sources in Garden Reach said that keeping in view the rush, a summer special train might be introduced for New Delhi in the second week of May. Officials at the Tatanagar computerised railway booking counter revealed that waiting lists in several trains like Puri- New Delhi Neelanchal Express, Purushottam Express and Howrah-Ahmedabad Express is rising for the entire May and June month.Tatanagar station manager Awtar Singh said every year during the summer vacation such rush is witnessed. Steps are being taken to ease the rush.He went on to inform that South Eastern Railway has decided to attach extra coaches to several long distance trains passing through Tatanagar to accommodate passengers.