Protestors blocked railway tracks at Birbhum`s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/west-bengal-37-railway-stations-to-be-redeveloped-to-cost-rs-1503-crore-23302098" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Murarai station</a> demanding an increase in the number of utility stores and restoration of train halts.
The members of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/5-bangladeshi-women-rescued-3-traffickers-arrested-in-siliguri-23299733" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Murai Citizen Committee</a> enforced the blockade from 7.30 am on Sunday, an official said.&nbsp;
The protestors claimed further that the railway authorities canceled halts of several trains at Murai station during the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, even after the pandemic ended and the lockdown was lifted, the halts weren`t restored, the locals alleged.
Due to the blockade, many trains were stranded and the Sahibganj-Rampurhat passenger train was stuck at Murai railway station.&nbsp;
Large number of railway police personnel were deployed at the spot to lift the rail blockade.&nbsp;
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Protestors blocked railway tracks at Birbhum`s Murarai station demanding an increase in the number of utility stores and restoration of train halts

West Bengal: Protestors block Birbhum`s Murarai railway station

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The protestors claimed further that the railway authorities canceled halts of several trains at Murai station during the Covid-19 pandemic

West Bengal: Protestors block Birbhum's Murarai railway station

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