Seeing the increasing number of positive cases, the West Bengal government has made RT-PCR negative report mandatory for people coming from other states. The test should be conducted 72 hours before the depature of the train from originating stations.
East Cost Railway (ECoR) has requested the passengers under it’s jurisdiction going to any place in West Bengal such as Puri-Howrah special, Puri-Howrah Duronto Special, Bhubaneswar-Howrah Special and Sambalpur-Howrah Special to take the -ve report within 72 hours of boarding the train, for a hassle free journey during this pandemic situation.
Moreover, passenger should also possess COVID negative report both during boarding and after getting down at their destination.