Kolkata suburban rail network: The Eastern Railway (ER) has announced that all local trains in the Howrah and Sealdah divisions will operate on June 21 to facilitate the travel of students appearing for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination. According to the railway, these train services will follow the regular weekday timetable despite the day being a Sunday.

ER will also run several special trains on routes covering destinations such as Diamond Harbour, Sealdah, Sonarpur, Katwa, Azimganj, Rampurhat and Barddhaman, among others, to accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic.

However, train services on the Circular Railway routes will be regulated in view of the observance of International Yoga Day 2026.

In a statement the zonal railway said: “On 21.06.2026 (Sunday), EMU services over Howrah Division will run as week days schedule. Sealdah Division will run Sunday exempted services as per their week days schedule on 21.06.2026 from first schedule services of the day upto 12:00 hrs. (on originating basis).”

Howrah Division will run two pair MEMU services with stoppages at all stations enroute:

Asansol Division will run two pair of special MEMU train services between Andal-Sainthia and Jasidih-Dumka on Sunday. These are: