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Eastern Railway Barricades Illegal Crossing Near Naihati to Prevent Accidents
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News18•05-10-2026, 08:30
Eastern Railway Barricades Illegal Crossing Near Naihati to Prevent Accidents
- •Eastern Railway has closed an illegal railway line crossing near Naihati-Baroda Bridge due to increased accident risks.
- •The action was taken under the direction of Divisional Railway Manager of Sealdah Division, Rajiv Saxena.
- •Previous attempts to close the crossing failed due to local resistance, but permanent barricades have now been installed.
- •Shivram Majhi, Chief Public Relations Officer of Eastern Railway, stated that track safety is their top priority.
- •Several Limited Height Subways (LHS) have been approved and commissioned in the Sealdah Division for safe passage, reducing the need for illegal crossings.
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Eastern Railway installed permanent barricades near the Naihati-Baroda Bridge near Naihati station to prevent unauthorized railway line crossings that posed severe accident risks to passengers, staff, and the general public.
The security and installation of the permanent barricades to stop illegal track crossings were carried out under the direction of Rajiv Saxena, the Divisional Railway Manager of the Sealdah Division.
Railways are gradually closing dangerous unauthorized crossing points and replacing them with safe Limited Height Subways (LHS), while also installing modern electronic lifting barriers and interlocking systems at operational level crossing gates.
