Five Ara – Sasaram passenger trains not running since Dec 16, 2016

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara : With Ara-Sasaram passenger rains not running for the last three months, the passengers have to depend on optional communication for travelling from Ara to Sasaaram or vice versa. Trains Nos 54271, 54272,  54274,  53211, 53212 have been cancelled and are not running on the route since December 16, 2016, resulting in a huge lose of  revenue to the railways. These trains were cancelled on the pretext of fog in the month of December but now summer has begun but these trains are yet to be restored on the route.

After long agitation by the people of old Shahabad (Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas and Kaimur) district, the Ara-Sasaram rail line was started and thousands of people from Patna, Ara and other adjacent areas travel daily to Sasaram, Bikramganj, Bhabhua and vice versa. Now people wishing to go to Patna from Sasaram and Bhabhua are compelled to go Mughalsarai first.

PRO, Danapur division of East Central Railways (ECR), R K Singh said that these trains come under the jurisdiction of Mughalsarai division of ECR. Mughalsarai rail division has cancelled these trains, he said. CPRO, ECR, Hajipur, Arvind Rajak also said that the Ara-Sasaram rail come under Mughalsarai division. The DRM, Mughalsarai rail division did respond to the call despite several attempt.