Trains run late on Howrah-Mumbai main line, passengers face difficulties

ROURKELA: Amid growing rail traffic congestion on Howrah-Mumbai main line of the South Eastern Railway (SER), almost all the trains continue to run behind schedule, causing significant inconvenience to thousands of passengers on a daily basis.

On an average, about 170 trains including 52 passenger trains pass through the Rourkela junction of Howrah-Mumbai line daily. Reliable sources said almost all the passenger trains run several hours behind the schedule on a daily basis. This, they said, is happening for the past two years largely due to the SER prioritising freight movement.