Mohali for cancellation of scheduled trains

Mohali, May 25

Keeping in view the extremely low turnout in four trains that left the Mohali railway station for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh today, the administration has requested for the cancellation of any other scheduled trains from Mohali.

The first train that left the Mohali railway station at 10 am for Araria in Bihar carried only 553 migrant workers. As many as 3,506 migrants were contacted for the train. The turnout remained at 16 per cent. Another train that left the station at 1 pm for Bettiah in Bihar carried a total of 485 migrants. As many as 4,047 migrants were contacted for this train. In this, the turnout was 19 per cent.

As many as 2,405 migrants were contacted for the third train that left the station at 4 pm for Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh. However, only 1,238 migrant workers boarded the train with a turnout of 51 per cent. For the fourth train that left for Balia in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 5,975 migrants were contacted. Only 1,600 migrants preferred to travel with a turnout of 26 per cent. With the relaxations announced in the lockdown, the drop rate of 30-35 per cent was witnessed. In view of the relaxations in the lockdown, it was earlier intimated that running several trains may not be required. — TNS