Bhubaneswar: The Divisional Manager of the Chakradharpur Railway Division on Thursday issued a notification for the stoppage of all scheduled trains at Bamra railway station in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The notification was issued in the wake of a ‘rail roko’ agitation demanding stoppage of all major trains passing through the railway station.
“Please ensure to stop all scheduled stopping trains at Bamra station. Please announce accordingly,” Chakradharpur DRM Arun Jatoh Rathod said in a letter to the manager of the Bamra railway station.
The trains that will stop at Bamra station include 13288/13287 Rajendranagar-Durg-Rajendranagar Express, 22839/22840 Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Express, 12833/12834 Ahmedabad-Howrah-Ahmedabad Express and 18477/18478 Puri–Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Puri Express.
Earlier in the day, tension prevailed at the Bamra station following a directive from the DRM to withdraw stoppages of all trains at the local station on Wednesday night. Agitators locked the ticket counter and signal room over reneged promise to halt mail/express trains. The Azad Hind Express remained stranded due to the protest.
On Wednesday, the locals staged a ‘rail roko’ protest demanding a halt of express trains at Bamra Railway Station. At least three trains were cancelled and several others were diverted due to the agitation led by Bamra Rail Kriyanusthan Committee.
In a memorandum submitted to the authorities on February 3, locals demanded stoppages of 12 trains at the local station. A number of these trains were withdrawn during the Covid-19 pandemic.
