Seven trains cancelled, five rescheduled

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 19

There was no relief for rail passengers in the region as seven trains remained cancelled and five were rescheduled for late departure while a dozen long-route trains were running late.

The Railway authorities said 12332 Jammu-Howrah Himgiri Express, 12459/60 New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi Intercity Express, 13049/50 Howrah-Amristar-Howrah Express, 14681/82 New Delhi-Jalandhar-New Delhi Intercity Express were cancelled for the day.

Among the rescheduled trains were 12238 Jammu-Varanasi Begumpura Express (1.30 hrs), 12411 Amritsar-Chandigarh Intercity Express (3.05 hrs), 14673 Jaynagar-Amritsar Shaheed Express (4 hrs), 15210 Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express (4.55 hrs), and 22423 Gorakhpur-Amritsar Superfast Express (4 hrs).

The situation for those travelling between the Delhi and various destinations of Punjab was no better as 12029 New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express, along with a pair of 12497/98 New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi Shane-Punjab, were running behind schedule by 40 minutes to 1.15 hrs.