New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi delayed by two hours, passengers hit

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, January 7

Hundreds of New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi passengers faced inconvenience as the train left the New Delhi station almost two hours late on Saturday. 

Adding to the passengers’ woes, the train made a halt between Kurukshtera and Ambala for 45 minutes and at the Mori station for 20 minutes. 

One of the passengers said the train was scheduled to depart from the New Delhi railway station at 7.40 am but it left the station at 9.35 am. It reached the city at 1.45 pm against its scheduled arrival at 11.10 am. 

Neeraj Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, said the reason of the delay was the non-availability of coaches for the New Delhi-kalka Shatabdi. 

The Northern Railway official said usually the Bhopal Shatabdi coaches were used for the Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi but today the Bhopal Shatabdi was late due to which the departure of the train was affected. Meanwhile, 10 trains and 18 flights were delayed due to inclement weather on Saturday.