COB/Cooch Behar (1 PFs)

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Track: Construction - Single-Line Electrification

While the NH-31 has remained in disastrous condition,the 75718 Bamanhat-Siliguri Jn DEMU & 75720 Coochbehar Malda Town DEMU was the only source of hope for the people of North Bengal.The starting was quite good.The Bamanhat Siliguri DEMU started first followed by the Coochbehar Malda Town DEMU.Not only Dooars,but it was a matter of joy for the remote villages bordered by Bangladesh.After finishing essential work,they could’ve returned the same day from Siliguri.The travelling expenses were also minimum.Naturally these two trains gathered so much popularity in so less time.But as the time is progressing,people have only became hopeless about these trains.Often the train leaving Bamanhat early in the morning,reaches back on the next calendar day.
On the other hand,the 75720 DEMU which...
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is scheduled to start from Coochbehar often begins its journey from New Coochbehar.As a result,passengers who comes to board the train from Coochbehar falls in crisis.After coming to know about short termination,when they reach New Coochbehar,the train would have already started.When the passengers ask the Coochbehar Station Authorities about the matter,they cant cite them the proper reason.Not only that,passengers complain that to reach Malda,which is around 364 km from Coochbehar,they need to spend their entire day in the train itself.As a DEMU,the train doesn’t have facilities for Toilet.The train almost never sticks to its Time Schedule.According to Railway Sources,the Bamanhat DEMU was started by bringing an extra DEMU rake from Alipurduar Junction.Initially N.F.Railway Authorities claimed to have fixed the target of sale of Daily Tickets worth Rs 30,000/-But the No. of passengers have increased with time.As a result,coaches have also being augmented.They accepted that due to stoppage at all the stations,the train is getting severely delayed.Also to give preference to other Superfast Mail/Exp as well as Goods Trains,its unnecessarily halted for longer duration.
But Daily Passengers are saying that due to the absence of Double Line b/w New Jalpaiguri & New Coochbehar,these trains are unable to reach Dinhata/Bamanhat on time.Railway Authorities needs to rectify the problem keeping passenger convenience in their mind.
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