Railway barricaded demanding stoppage of inter-city train
People of Vangura upazila put up a barricade on the rail tracks at Boral Railway Station on Sunday demanding a stoppage of Dhaka-bound intercity Padma Express at the station.
Several hundred people gathered at the station at around 6:30pm and blocked the railway. Intercity Padma Express remained stranded at the station till the blockade was withdrawn.
The agitating people withdrew the barricade and allowed the train to leave the station at around 6:45pm following an assurance given by the upazila administration and Vangura Upazila Parishad Chairman Md Baki Billa that they would urge the railway authorities to take the demand of the local people into their cognisance.
But locals said they will block Padma Express train at Boral Railway Station for 10 minutes every day until the demand for its stoppage at the station is met.
Vangura Upazila Parishad Chairman Baki Billa said the people of the upazila have been demanding a stoppage of the express train at Boral Station for long, but the authorities concerned do not pay heed to the demand.
He requested the railway authorities to accept the demand for a stoppage of Padma express at the Station so that the people of Vangura, Faridpur and some areas of Chatmohar upazila can avail the opportunity of the express train.
Contacted, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Pakshey Division Md Mahabubul Alam said they have no immediate plan to arrange a stoppage of Padma Express at Boral Station.
"We have already informed the higher authorities of the demand of Vangura people. The authorities will now take their decision," the DRM added.
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