JAMSHEDPUR: It was a dream that came true for residents of Chirugoda and its peripheral areas in Ghatshila sub-division on Tuesday, when Jamshedpur parliamentarian Bidyut Baran Mahto and South Eastern Railways general manager A N Agarwal inaugurated a passenger halt station.Located between Dhalbhugarh and Ghatshila stations on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section , the new halt station, about 55km from the Steel City, would address travel woes of hundreds of rural commuters settled in nondescript villages in and around Chirugoda."It will be pleasant experience to board train at the halt station. We have made a lot of struggle to see this day," 33-year old local villager Amarjeet Mahato said with a smile.Kedar Singh (47), a government school teacher, said over 20 pairs of trains run through Chirugoda everyday but none had a halt. "We had to travel either to Ghatshila or Dhalbhumgarh (both stations are at 6km distance from Chirugoda) to board a train," he added.The railways said it has announced stoppage of Kharagpur-Tatanagar passenger at Chirugoda. "Depending on the revenue collections, the authorities will announce stoppage of other short distance trains at Chirugoda," a rail official said."Earlier, our children used to stare and enjoy watching trains running through Chirugoda. Now, they will experience travelling on them," Kanhaiya, a shopkeeper, said.

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