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EASTERN RAILWAYS NEWS

Eastern Railway announces Puja special trains to North Bengal, Assam; ticket booking soon

September 11, 2026 5:59 pm

Eastern Railway will run special trains to North Bengal and Assam during Puja, Diwali and Chhath. Check routes, dates, timings and booking details.

Durga Puja 2026: Bengal-bound train sees waiting list over 290, Railways plans special trains

August 29, 2026 5:49 pm

Durga Puja special trains to Bengal are being planned by Railways to manage the festive rush and provide additional travel capacity.

Sealdah-Barasat AC local train extended to Bangaon: Check new timings

August 20, 2026 8:41 am

Sealdah-Barasat AC local has been extended to Bangaon from today, improving suburban connectivity. Check the new timings and service details.

15 lakh passengers, daily hassle: This Kolkata station’s taxi problem gets a fix

July 31, 2026 12:27 pm

Kolkata’s busiest railway hub opens an app-cab pick-up and drop-off zone near the Central Gate, along with a new passenger toilet complex, to ease last-mile travel.

Indian Railways to start train services from Howrah station's new platform 24 on July 27

July 26, 2026 1:58 pm

Howrah Station's new Platform 24 will start handling train services from July 27, boosting capacity at one of India's busiest railway stations.

Eastern Railway praises Howrah-NJP Vande-Bharat Express team

September 22, 2023 1:41 am

Kausik Mitra of Eastern Railway, said: “Similar to Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express hospitality and smooth ride, passengers of Patna - Howrah Vande Bharat Express will enjoy similar warm reception, hospitality and memorable journey."

Senior South-Eastern Railways officers transferred

June 23, 2023 3:37 am

Hashmi was replaced by K R Chaudhari, chairman of the Railway Recruitment Board, Ajmer.

Arun Arora is new GM of Eastern railways

August 01, 2021 4:22 am

Arora was posted as an additional member at the Railway Board in charge of environment and mechanical engineering segments since October 2020.

Bengal: Rain pulls chain on train services

July 11, 2015 12:00 am

At Sealdah and Howrah stations, local trains were delayed while a few got cancelled due to waterlogging on tracks.

In ‘deprived’ state, 50 projects still stuck in red tape, land laws

July 09, 2014 2:34 am

In the previous three budgets, several projects were proposed for the state.

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