LUCKNOW, Feb. 22 -- Thousands of railway employees, including hundreds of loco pilots, staged a 36-hour-long peaceful hunger strike on Friday, demanding relief from excessive work hours, especially during Kumbh.

Around 6,000 railway employees, including 1,500 loco pilots and 800 guards of the Northeast Railway (Lucknow Division), along with 2,200 loco pilots and 1,500 guards of the Northern Railway (Lucknow Division), participated in the protest at different stations.

However, despite the protest, they continued to perform their duties. A similar demonstration was also organised at Charbagh Junction in Lucknow.

RS Mahto, a loco pilot and branch secretary of the All India Loco Running Association (AILRSA), Northern Railway, said, "Emplo...