Title - More trains to North Bengal

Junior railway minister Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday flagged off the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri AC Superfast Express and inaugurated computerized reservation centres at several locations along the Howrah, Malda and Asansol divisions of Eastern Railway. He also announced extension of some trains and increase in frequency of others.
    Among those present at the programme were ER general manager G C Agarwal, Metro Railway GM Radhey Shyam and Howrah divisional railway manager A Dutta.
    “It is important to run trains. But, it is equally important to provide better services, particularly in remote parts. We have to build necessary infrastructure to allow more trains to run. North Bengal is very important for the state. Till now, people from there were only connected to Kolkata through Sealdah. Now, with the introduction of this train, Howrah will also be connected to north Bengal,” the minister said.
    After the programme in Howrah, Chowdhury went to the South Eastern Railway’s headquarters to give away the prizes for the 61st All India Railways Table Tennis Championship. He assured more support to sportspersons during the programme. On Tuesday, the minister also commenced doubling work, flagged off local trains and announced the extension of MEMU services at the Berhampore Court station.
NEW SERVICES
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri AC Super Fast
Howrah-Malda Town Intercity Express via Azimganj
New Delhi–Farakka Express extended to Malda
Malda Town-Jamalpur Express to run daily
Ishan Chandi Halt commissioned