12 Kolkata: Protests over shortening of local train route turned violent in Ashoknagar on the Sealdah-Bongaon section, leaving at least seven people, including railway police personnel, injured in clashes between police and passengers who had blocked the tracks on Friday morning.
Thousands of commuters faced severe hardship during peak office hours, with trains getting stalled at the entrance of several stations from 8 am and railway gates remaining shut, leading to massive traffic jams on Jessore Road. tnn