New Year Travel Chaos: South Eastern Railway Cancels Trains, Stranding Tourists

• South Eastern Railway's Adra Division is cancelling trains during the peak New Year holiday season, causing distress instead of increasing services.
• Passengers, including tourists, office-goers, and students, face last-minute disruptions, extra costs, and mental stress due to frequent Sunday cancellations.
• Kolkata residents Anirban Bandyopadhyay and Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay were stranded at Joychandi Hill, forced to alter their return plans due to cancellations.
• Senior DCM Bikash Kumar stated cancellations are for safety, comfort, and ongoing underpass construction/line expansion work in Adra Division.
• Passengers are dissatisfied, demanding alternative arrangements or better advance planning from the railway during the busy tourism period.

Why It Matters: Railway cancellations during peak season cause major distress; passengers demand better planning and alternatives.