Kolkata: Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division, announced a significant operational enhancement with the conversion of eleven (11) Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) services to Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) services. This initiative, effective June 4, 2025, also includes the splitting of nine (9) Sealdah/Kolkata-Lalgola-Sealdah/Kolkata services into two distinct segments, providing improved facilities and convenience for passengers in the leadership of Sr. Divisional Operations Manager Pankaj Yadav and under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Rajeev Saxena.
The comprehensive restructuring aims to facilitate better sanitation infrastructure, particularly benefiting women, elderly passengers, and children. This strategic move will see the existing long-distance MEMU services between Sealdah/Kolkata and Lalgola bifurcated at Krishnagar City Junction (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN). The new segments will operate as Sealdah/Kolkata-Krishnagar City Jn. EMU local services and Krishnagar City Jn.-Lalgola EMU passenger services (and vice versa). A planned stoppage of 19 to 32 minutes at Krishnagar City Junction will allow for this seamless transition between services.
Several existing MEMU services will be re-designated with new EMU train numbers and revised schedules to accommodate this change.
• 63133 RANAGHAT-LALGOLA MEMU Pass (RANAGHAT 07:00 – LALGOLA 10:12) will now be 31775 RANAGHAT-LALGOLA EMU (RANAGHAT 07:00 – LALGOLA 10:12).
• 63104 LALGOLA-SEALDAH MEMU Pass (LALGOLA 11:18 – SEALDAH 16:00) will be split into 31872 LALGOLA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (LALGOLA 10:48 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 13:18) and 31850 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-SEALDAH EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 13:50 – SEALDAH 16:00), with a 32-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63102 LALGOLA-KOLKATA MEMU (LALGOLA 08:35 – KOLKATA 13:25) will become 31870 LALGOLA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (LALGOLA 08:05 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 10:40) and 31882 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-KOLKATA EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 11:12 – KOLKATA 13:25), with a 32-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63101 KOLKATA-LALGOLA MEMU (KOLKATA 14:10 – LALGOLA 19:00) will be re-structured as 31881 KOLKATA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (KOLKATA 14:10 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 16:25) and 31865 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-LALGOLA EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 16:57 – LALGOLA 19:30), including a 32-minute halt at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63177 SEALDAH-LALGOLA MEMU (SEALDAH 16:40 – LALGOLA 21:42) will be converted to 31847 SEALDAH-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (SEALDAH 16:40 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 19:01) and 31867 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-LALGOLA EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 19:20 – LALGOLA 22:00), with a 19-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63176 LALGOLA-SEALDAH MEMU (LALGOLA 07:28 – SEALDAH 12:45) will be split into 31868 LALGOLA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (LALGOLA 07:28 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 10:20) and 31848 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-SEALDAH EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 10:40 – SEALDAH 13:03), with a 20-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63103 SEALDAH-LALGOLA MEMU (SEALDAH 19:20 – LALGOLA 23:55) will be split into 31849 SEALDAH-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (SEALDAH 19:20 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 21:30) and 31869 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-LALGOLA EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 22:00 – LALGOLA 00:23), with a 30-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63108 LALGOLA-SEALDAH MEMU (LALGOLA 05:00 – SEALDAH 09:57) will be split into 31866 LALGOLA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (LALGOLA 04:30 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 06:56) and 31846 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-SEALDAH EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 07:28 – SEALDAH 09:57), with a 32-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63107 SEALDAH-LALGOLA MEMU (SEALDAH 10:28 – LALGOLA 15:00) will be converted to 31845 SEALDAH-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (SEALDAH 10:28 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 12:35) and 31863 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-LALGOLA EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 13:07 – LALGOLA 15:30), with a 32-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63106 LALGOLA-SEALDAH MEMU (LALGOLA 18:35 – SEALDAH 23:25) will be split into 31874 LALGOLA-KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN EMU (LALGOLA 18:05 – KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 20:38) and 31852 KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN-SEALDAH EMU (KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN 21:10 – SEALDAH 23:25), with a 32-minute stopover at KRISHNANAGAR CITY JN.
• 63111 SEALDAH-RANAGHAT MEMU (SEALDAH 23:50 – RANAGHAT 01:38) will become 31633 SEALDAH-RANAGHAT EMU (SEALDAH 23:50 – RANAGHAT 01:38).
In addition, certain existing EMU services are also being revised to accommodate the new schedule:
• 31426 NAIHATI-SEALDAH (NAIHATI 12:00 – SEALDAH 13:05) will now depart from NAIHATI at 12:05 and arrive at SEALDAH at 13:10.
• 31242 BARRACKPORE-SEALDAH (BARRACKPORE 12:10 – SEALDAH 12:52) will now depart from BARRACKPORE at 11:55 and arrive at SEALDAH at 12:37.
DRM Sealdah Rajeev Saxena said that this conversion and splitting of services underscore our commitment to improving the travel experience for our commuters. The introduction of dedicated EMU local services and the provision for better sanitation facilities at Krishnagar City Junction reflect our proactive approach to passenger welfare
