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PANDAL HOPPERS CONTINUED THEIR PREFERENCE FOR EMU LOCALS OVER SEALDAH DIVISION DURING PUJA DAYS
Round the clock monitoring by the Officers and Staff of Sealdah Division at different important stations during Durga Puja days
Kolkata, October 26, 2023 :
During the Durga Puja days when there was scarcity of rapid transit system at Kolkata and suburban areas due to crowd of Puja viewers, the suburban EMU locals were dedicated to the service of the passengers and pandal hoppers, facilitating reaching from one point to another at a considerable speed. The enormous patronage of suburban locals over Sealdah Division by the Pandal Hoppers has facilitated maintaining the same level of commuters even on Puja days likewise the number of suburban passengers travel in any working days. Moreover, lakhs of non-suburban/ long distance passengers have boarded trains from Sealdah to different popular destinations to enjoy Puja vacation.A comparative figure of the passenger traffic of both suburban and non-suburban during Puja days over Sealdah Division is presented below which shows the passengers’ patronage continued even in Durga Puja days this year :
Previous Year (2022-23) Current Year (2023-24)
Nos. of Suburban Passengers Nos. of Suburban Passengers
Panchami 1679140 1842915
Sashthi 1690028 1830646
Saptami 1749092 1923480
Ashtami 1580025 1689434
Nabami 1705925 1682146
Dashami 1418191 1515063
