7 months ago
Sealdah Division Achieves High Train Punctuality in 2025
Sealdah Division of the railway did a great job in 2025 by making trains run on time more often.
They had 95.30% of mail and express trains and 94% of suburban trains arriving on time.
This is better than the year before.
They want to make it even better in 2026 by upgrading signals at three places: Sealdah, Naihati, and Dum Dum.
They hope to finish this work by the end of March 2026 and aim for 97% punctuality next year.
Sealdah Division achieved 95.30% punctuality in mail/express trains in 2025, up 2.47% from 2024.
Suburban section punctuality improved to 94%, a 4.19% increase from the previous year.
The division aims for 97% punctuality in 2026 through signal upgrades at Sealdah, Naihati, and Dum Dum.
Signal upgrade work at Naihati is expected to be completed in February 2026.
The division plans to complete all signal upgrades by 31 March 2026 to improve punctuality further.
- Who
- Sealdah Division of the railway
- What
- Achieved high punctuality rates in 2025
- Where
- Sealdah Division, including Naihati and Dum Dum
- When
- From 1 April to 22 December 2025
- Why
- Due to improvements in train operations and planned signal upgrades
Key facts
- Division
- Sealdah
- Punctuality (Mail/Express)
- 95.30%
- Punctuality (Suburban)
- 94%
- Improvement (Mail/Express)
- 2.47%
- Improvement (Suburban)
- 4.19%
- Target for 2026
- 97%
- Signal Upgrade Locations
- Sealdah, Naihati, Dum Dum
- Expected Completion Date
- 31 March 2026
Quotes
An official
A railway official involved in the signal upgrade project
“Of the three places, the work in Naihati is expected to be completed in February as the mandatory approval from the commissioner of railway safety has been received.”
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“Next, the signal upgrade at Dum Dum would be completed. For this, the CRS has raised some compliance points which have been done and sent for an approval. At Sealdah, the task involves signal upgrade, which should not take more than four hours.”
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The official
A railway official involved in the signal upgrade project
“After the upgrade of signalling, these three crucial points and some other works, we are hoping to see more improvements in punctuality percentage, particularly in the suburban section.”
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