The Sonua railway station in the Chakradharpur rail division, which had stopped accommodating express trains after the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed its service on Thursday. Three express trains, the Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express, the Howrah-Kantabazi Ispat Express, and the Durg-Ara South Bihar Express, have started halting at Sonua station. The resumption of the...
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service was celebrated with a ceremony, where former minister and local MLA Joba Majhi, along with former MLA Gurucharan Nayak, welcomed the Howrah-Kantabazi Ispat Express and flagged it off. The residents of the area had been demanding the resumption of express train services since their removal due to the pandemic, and they had even submitted petitions and staged protests. The ceremony was attended by several prominent figures, including the ACM, district council members, and leaders from various political parties.