Statesman News Service
MALDA, Dec. 7: The popular train Jansatabdi Express from Malda to Howrah has been withdrawn. Instead, the railway authorities today converted it into Inter City Express from today. Though the railway authorities issued a notification few days ago for this change but the matter did not come to the notice of many passengers. As a result many passengers were taken aback today at Malda town station. “This is the same train but the name is different. The new feature is fare of Inter City Express is only Rs 100 from Malda to Howrah which is less than Jansatabdi”, the railway employees at the ticket counter told passengers this morning. The time table of this train has remained same in all stations and it would leave for Howrah from Malda town station about 6.10 a.m. everyday on the same route except Sundays. According to a staff of the reservation counter of Malda town station: “The fare of the Jansatabdi was Rs. 122. Though people were initially angry, they asked question about Jansatabdi angrily but they became happy, but were pleased with the fare”. Malda residents raised the question of facilities obtained from the Jansatabdi Inter City Express introduced suddenly. The local councillor of Malda town station area and the English Bazaar civic body chief Mr Narendranath Tiwari said that earlier the passengers were not satisfied with the facilities provided, butthe fare has decreased”.The Inter City Express has one AC compartment, according to reservation counter . It may be noted that Jansatabdi was running on this route since its introduction and the railway authorities reduced its fare and stopped supply of food pack, which was included within the fare to cope with the fare by bus services. The Malda people including the traders’ body had demanded the destination of the train would be Sealdah but the railway authorities did not accept the demand and did not change its route.
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