MP Bidyut Baran Mahato Meets Rail Minister, Demands Reinstatement of Pre-COVID Trains

Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato discusses reinstating pre-COVID train schedules and other railway concerns with Central Railway Minister.

JAMSHEDPUR – In a recent meeting with Central Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato raised several pressing railway concerns.

A significant focus of their conversation was the reinstatement of pre-COVID train schedules.

Mahato specifically requested the resumption of certain trains at various stations: the Utkal Express at Rakhamines Station, the Ispat Express at Galudih Station, the Shalimar-Kurla and Tata-Kharagpur trains, the Santragachi-Ajmer Express, and the Shalimar-Gorakhpur train at Ghatshila Station.

He also proposed that the Howrah-Ranchi train should operate daily.

Further, Mahato advocated for the resumption of the Tata-SMVT and Tata-Ernakulam train services.

Apart from service resumptions, Mahato highlighted a language issue concerning railway station name boards.

He requested the return of Bengali language on these boards, alluding to the recent removal of Bengali names from all railway stations.

This request had also been previously communicated to the railway minister through a letter.