Indian Railways Resumes Six Passenger Trains Passing Through CG
Six passenger trains resume operations in CG.CM Baghel thanked Union Railway Miner on Twitter.Baghel in a telephonic conversation had urged Union Railway Miner to restore operations of 23 passenger trains that were halted for a month in view of maintaince work.
Raipur: Shortly after a telephonic conversation between Chhattisgarh Chief Miner Bhupesh Baghel and Union Railway Miner Ashwini Vaishnaw on April 26, services of six trains were resumed on Tuesday.
According to Chief Miner’s Office, operation of six major passenger trains passing through Chhattisgarh namely 18237/18238 Chhattisgarh Express, 12807/12808 Samta Express, and 12771/12772 Secunderabad-Raipur-Secunderabad Express are said to be restored.
CM Baghel took to his Twitter handle expressing gratitude towards swift response the Centre.
मुख्यमंत्री श्री @bhupeshbaghelकी संवेदनशील पहल पर @RailMinIndia ने छत्तीसगढ़ से गुजरने वाली 6 ट्रेनें कीं बहाल.मुख्यमंत्री ने रेल मंत्रालय के इस फैसले पर आभार व्यक्त करते हुए यह आशा व्यक्त की है कि जनहित में अन्य ट्रेनों की बहाली पर जल्द निर्णय लिया जाएगा।#Chhattisgarh— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) April 26, 2022
CM Baghel in a telephonic conversation with Union Railway Miner had urged restoration of services for the 23 passengers trains that were halted in view of maintainance works. The South East Central Railway, Bilaspur had issued an order on April 23, which stated express and local trains passing through Chhattisgarh had been stopped for the next one month from April 24, 2022.
Baghel in his conversation apprised miner Ashwini Vaishnaw of the difficulties faced the commuter and urged earliest resumption in view of public interest.
The Chhattisgarh government wrote to the Railway Board urging it to continue the operation of local trains passing through the state. According to the state government, no alternative arrangement has been made for the passengers before the closure of services of these trains.
Chaos has taken over railway stations in CG since 23 April as several complaint of transport inconvenience during the summer holidays and marriage season. A major population of the state rely on trains to commute on a regular basis.
