In view of passenger rush this summer season, the South Eastern Railway (SER) has decided to attach extra coaches to several long distance passenger trains passing through Tatanagar for accommodating passengers.
Officials at Garden Reach, the Kolkata-based headquarters of SER said additional coaches would be provided to the Howrah-Mumbai and Howrah-New Delhi route passing through Tatanagar.
"like every year, this year too additional coaches will be provided in long distance trains depending on long reservation list. The rush for ticket bookings for travel during the summer vacation has already gained momentum. Extra coaches will help to ease the rush," said a public relations officer at Garden Reach.
Some of the trains which will get additional coaches are Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, Howrah-Mumbai Geetanjali Express, Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express, Puri-New Delhi Puroshottam Superfast Express, Howrah-lTT Jnaneshwari Express and Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express.
Railway authorities at Garden Reach informed that special weekly summer trains for Mumbai and New Delhi would also be announced later this month.
Officials at the computerised passenger reservation system at Tatanagar said the rush for booking reservations in trains heading for Mumbai and New Delhi has alreadygained pace.
The waiting lists in several Mumbai and New Delhi bound trains like Geetanjali Express, Purushottam Superfast Express and Howrah-Ahmedabad Express has reached the 150-mark for those planning to travel in the first and second weeks of May.
The Tatanagar station assumes importance in view because it is located on the Howrah-Mumbai main route. Several important trains travel via Tatanagar, including the high-profile Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express. The station sees a daily traffic of 90 mail, express and passenger trains, besides a footfall of more than 60,000 passengers.