Shri Arun Arora assumes charge as GM, ER

Shri Arun Arora has taken over the charge of the post of General Manager, Eastern Railway on 30.07.2021. Prior to this Arora was posted as an additional member at the Railway Board in charge of […]

In view of the Cyclone Yaas, the Eastern railway has cancelled 25 trains, which run near the eastern coast of the country, from May 24 to May 29. The list of cancelled trains include Guwahati-Bangalore […]

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Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
Eastern Railway

South Eastern Railway (SER) may consider running graded suburban services before the Pujas after consultations with the state government and after studying the impact of resumption of restricted Metro Railway services, general manager Sanjay Kr […]

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Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Eastern Railway

Though the Centre has not yet ordered the restart of suburban train services, Eastern Railway has chalked out plans to ensure Covid-19 safety norms are followed at stations once local trains start running. “There are no directives […]

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Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020
Eastern Railway

The West Bengal PWD has got Eastern Railway’s permission to install bearings in the Majerhat ROB. After a detailed inspection of Metro’s Howrah unit on 2nd September 2020 (Wednesday), ER engineers gave the permission for […]

The much-awaited girder-launching of the new Majerhat rail overbridge (ROB) started on 2nd June 2020. Taking advantage of the lockdown period when no suburban trains are plying, PWD, the state agency implementing the Majerhat ROB […]

The unsafe road overbridge (ROB), that connects Kolkata with the northern suburbs, has been dismantled over railway tracks, paving the way for the commencement of construction of a new bridge, an Eastern Railway official said […]

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Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020
Eastern Railway

The railway tracks between the airport and Dum Dum Cantonment, lying unused for four years, and the elevated platform supporting them are being dismantled, as the lack of upkeep has made the structure “potentially dangerous”, […]

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Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
Eastern Railway

A bowstring bridge is likely to replace the present Tallah Bridge. The Eastern Railway had turned down the earlier bowstring design and suggested a cable-stayed one with larger spans and less number of piers to […]