The South Eastern (SE) Railway authorities have announced that the passenger trains that run between Belda and Howrah have been extended up to Jaleswar with effective from Friday informed a notification of the DRM Kharagpur office on Thursday. Notably, the people of Baleswar, mainly North Baleswar, had been demanding for extension of the train route.
Earlier in this month, the DRM office had announced that the trains would run from Jaleswar from January 16; however, it was postponed for opposition aroused in Bengal end. later, the locals, civil society organisations and traders staged hunger strike at the Jaleswar station, following which the authorities had announced to run the trains by January end.