Agitated jute mill workers block train services

Train services remained affected for almost 12 hours today as hundreds of irate jute mill workers blocked railway tracks at Titagarh station in Eastern Railway's Sealdah division.
Passengers had a harrowing time as train services in the Dum Dum-Naihati section of Sealdah division were disrupted when workers obstructed train movement at Titagarh station from 8.20 AM demanding reopening of the jute mill.
The blockade was lifted around 7:30 PM following several rounds of negotiation between government authorities and the agitators.
Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and local civil officials present at the site tried to remove the obstruction in the morning, Eastern Railway sources said.

ER sources said 28 pairs of EMU local trains had to be cancelled, four pairs of MEMU local trains had to be either cancelled or short-terminated while 20 other EMU locals were detained enroute.
Three long distance trains -- Sealdah-Jaynagar Gangasagar Express (up), Teesta Torsa Express (up) and Sealdah-Ballia Express were diverted via Dankuni, they said.
Three other long distance trains- Gorakhpur-Kolkata Purbanchal Express (down), Lalgola-Sealdah Bhagirathi Express and Lalquila Express (down) had to be detained enroute, while Sitamari- Kolkata Express (down) had to be diverted via Dankuni and Asansol-Sealdah Intercity Express (down) was short terminated at Bandel and originated from there.

Passenger Special trains were being run on Sealdah-Sodepur section and Barrackpore-Ranaghat-Krishnagar section for the convenience of stranded passengers, the sources added.