Jamshedpur: The South Eastern Railway on Wednesday announced to resume the Tata-Yesvantpur Express from January 1 after passengers in East Singhbhum and the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district repeatedly demanded for the same for the last 10 months. “We have received a notification for resuming the Yesvantpur express,” senior divisional commercial manager (Chakradharpur) Manish Pathak said.
The absence of south-bound express trains from Tatanagar in the wake of the nationwide lockdown was turning out to be source of discomfort for the passengers since a majority of them travel to the southern states for medical consultations, besides going for vacations. Needless to say, Wednesday’s announcement was very well-received by the passengers’ association here. ‘We had demanded for the resumption of Tata-Alleppey Express (which runs daily) and Tata-Yesvantpur Express,” U K Srivastava of Chotanagpur Passengers Association said, adding, “But something is better than nothing