Rail passengers in for more trouble in region

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 19

Even as rail passengers continue to suffer due to adverse weather conditions, a traffic block in Delhi division from December 20 to 23 would add to their misery. After cancellation of 12-odd mail/express trains and reduction in frequency of as many trains due to foggy weather, the Railways yesterday announced cancellation of four passenger trains on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar and Ludhiana-Ferozepur sections from Dec 15 to February 14, 2019.

The Northern Railway Delhi division would undertake work for infrastructure upgrade and facility creation between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Palwal railway station. For this purpose pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking work would be carried out at Faridabad New Township railway station from December 20 to 23. The movement of trains would be temporarily affected during this period.

Trains to be diverted

11078 Jammu Tawi-Pune Jhelum Express (via Chipiana Bujurg-Khurja-Mitawali-Agra Cantt on Dec 21, 22), 16032 Vaishno Devi Katra-Chennai Andaman Express (via Rohtak, Asthal Bohar-Rewari-Alwar-Mathura on Dec 21, 22), 11058 Amritsar-CST (Mumbai) Dadar Express (via Chipiana Bujurg-Khurja-Mitawali-Agra Cantt on Dec 22), 12484 Amritsar-Kochuveli Express (via Adarsh Nagar-Delhi Cantt-Rewari-Kota on Dec 23), 18507 Vishakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express (via Agra-Mitawali-Khurja-Meerut City-Saharanpur-Ambala Cantt on Dec 20, 21), 18237 Bilaspur-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express (via Agra Cantt-Mitawali-Khurja-Meerut City on Dec 20),

Continued on page 322125 Nagpur-Amritsar Superfast Express (via Agra-Mitawali-Khurja-Meerut City-Saharanpur-Ambala Cantt on Dec 22)

Passenger trains cancelled

Keeping in view the coming foggy weather, the Railways has announced cancellation of four passenger trains, 74647/48 Ludhiana-Jalandhar City-Ludhiana, 54051/52 Ludhiana-Ferozepur Cantt-Ludhiana from December 15 to February 14.

Meanwhile, the Railways had to cancel seven trains for the day due to inclement weather, two others were partially cancelled due to operational constraints and many more were running behind schedule.

It was officially stated that 12241/42 Chandigarh-Amritsar-Chandigarh Intercity Express, 13006 Amritsar-Howrah Mail, 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express, 14673 Jaynagar-Amritsar Shaheed Express and 15209/10 Saharsa-Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express trains were cancelled for the day. 14613/14 Chandigarh-Ferozepur-Chandigarh Express train was partially cancelled between SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Chandigarh in both directions.

Trains running late

• (7 to 9 hrs): 15651 Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express, 12355 Rajendra Nagar (Patna)-Jammu Tawi Archana Express.
• (3 to 6 hrs): 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Ferozepur Ganga Sutlej Express, 22431 Allahabad-Udhampur Superfast Express.
• (1 to 3 hrs): 01707 Jabalpur-Attari Special Express, 13049 Howrah-Amritsar Express, 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express, 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Saryu Yamuna Express.

Trains to be cancelled 

19325 Indore-Amritsar Express (Dec 20), 19326 Amritsar-Indore Express (Dec 21), 12715 Nanded-Amritsar Sachkhand Express (Dec 20, 21), 12716 Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand Express (Dec 22, 23).