Curbs on night trains in Orissa, Bengal extended
October 5th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, Oct 5 (IANS) The railways have extended the restrictions on movement of passenger trains during the night in Maoist-affected areas of Orissa and West Bengal to Oct 11 due to security reasons.
“The passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended during night hours from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. upto 11th October,” the railways said in a statement.
Accordingly, some trains have been diverted, re-scheduled and regulated, the statement said.
The railways have been restricting the movement of passenger trains during the night on the Maoist-affected routes due to security reasons, following the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express sabotage in West Bengal in which 148 people were killed.
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