Several trains have been cancelled due to protests launched by the Kurmi tribe demanding their inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.
Train services on the South Eastern Railways have been gravely affected as the Adivasi Kurmi Samaj continue their protest blocking railway tracks. Their protest demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of the Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution
As the protest entered its second day, people were seen gathering at the Kustaur railway station on the Purulia-Adra railway line of the South Eastern Railway. Train movement on this line has been completely closed. Several trains have been cancelled and some trains have been diverted.
Apart from Purulia, protesters have also blocked trains in Jhargram district, putting train services out of gear and affecting the commute for hundreds of passengers.
Several trains on the SER route connecting South India and eastern India have been cancelled due to the ongoing protest.
LIST OF CANCELLED TRAINS
- 03595/03596 Bokaro Steel City – Asansol – Bokaro Steel City MEMU Passenger Special
- 18116/18115 Chakradharpur- Gomoh- Chakradharpur MEMU Express
- 18183/18184 Tatanagar- Danapur- Tatanagar Express
- 08174 Tatanagar- Asansol MEMU Passenger Special
- 13301/13302 Dhanbad – Tatanagar- Dhanbad Express
- 08697 Jhargram- Purulia MEMU Special
- 18019 Jhargram- Dhanbad MEMU Express
- 12021 Howrah – Barbil Janshatabdi Express
- 12871 Howrah – Titlagarh Express
- 08162/ 08160 Chakradharpur- Tatanagar- Kharagpur Passenger Special
- 18116 Chakradharpur – Gomoh Express
- 08060 Tatanagar- Kharagpur Passenger Special
- 08049 Kharagpur- Jhargram MEMU Special
- 08015 Kharagpur- Jhargram MEMU Special
- 08055 Kharagpur- Tatanagar MEMU Special
- 18019 Jhargram – Dhanbad Express
- 08641/08642 Adra – Barkakana- Adra MEMU Passenger
- 03598/03597 Asansol – Ranchi – Asansol MEMU Passenger Special
