As many as 49 trains, which operate from Howrah and pass through Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab and New Delhi, have been cancelled from February 4 till February 11 for maintenance work and the demolition of an old rail overbridge at Burdwan station in West Bengal, railway officials said.
According to East Central Railway (ECR) spokesperson Birendra Kumar, the important trains that have been cancelled include Kolkata Patna Garib Rath, Howrah-Patna Express, Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express, Howrah-Dhanbad Black Diamond Express, Howrah-Jabalpur Shaktipunj Express, Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express via Gaya, Howrah-Patna Janshatabdi Express, Howrah-Indore Shipra Express and Howrah-Punjab Mail.
“Multiple maintenance works is on in the Howrah division. Also, an old overbridge at Burdwan station is proposed to be demolished as the structure is dilapidated,” said an ECR official.
