Bengal

XKolkata: Overnight heavy rainfall on Tuesday disrupted metro, rail and road transport across Kolkata and adjoining areas, leaving thousands of commuters stranded amid widespread waterlogging.

Metro Railway suspended operations between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan after waterlogging inundated the mid-section between Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygunge) and Rabindra Sarobar. Truncated services ran between Dakshineswar and Maidan from the morning, while limited services operated between Shahid Khudiram and Masterda Surya Sen (Bansdroni) stations. Officials confirmed that full through-services between Shahid Khudiram and Dakshineswar resumed at 5.38 pm after pumping cleared the tracks. Eastern Railway reported extensive flooding across both Howrah and Sealdah divisions, with tracks, yard

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