Blockade at Sonarpur station seeking resumption of trains
The protesters also demanded that they be allowed to board the staff special trains till the services resume
Close to 1,000 people, most of them daily commuters in the Sealdah South suburban section, squatted on railway tracks and platforms at Sonarpur for over four hours on Wednesday morning.
They had two demands — resumption of local trains as early as possible and they be allowed to board the staff special trains till the services resume.
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The suburban railway services have been suspended since May 6 to check the second wave of Covid-19. The special trains are meant for railway staff and other essential service providers designated by the state government.