Passengers face hard time as trains remain cancelled

Ajay Joshi

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 20

With the agitation by the farmers against the contentious farm laws gaining pace, the cancellation of several long route and other passenger trains continues to give tough time to the passengers. Worst affected are the ones, who did not have access to online ticket booking and cancellation facility. There are many passengers, mostly migrants who could be seen thronging at the city railway station to book or get cancelled their tickets and enquire about the resumption of their trains.

Though the Railways has announced bringing more trains on tracks in few days, considering the festivity, cancellation/short termination and diversion of trains has also been extended. People who had booked their tickets online are also complaining about not receiving refunds.

The list of cancelled trains announced by Ferozpur railway division include; 02425/ 02426 (New Delhi- Jammutawi-New Delhi Rajdhani express) special train journey commencing, 22439 /22440 (New Delhi- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- New Delhi Vande Bharat express train), 02461 (New Delhi- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express special train), 02462 (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- NewDelhi express special train) , 02011/ 02012 (New Delhi- Kalka – New Delhi Shatabdi express), 02029/ 02030 (New Delhi- Amritsar – New Delhi Shatabdi expres),

02054/ 02053(Haridwar – Amritsar – Haridwar Jan Shatabdi express), 02422 (Jammutawi –Ajmer express special train), 02421(Ajmer – Jammutawi Express)

Trains short-terminated

02903 (Mumbai Central- Amritsar express train) to be short terminated at Ambala, the 02904 (Amritsar- Mumbai Central express train) to remain partially cancelled between Ambala – Amritsar-Ambala, 02925 (Bandra Terminus- Amritsar express train) to be short terminated at Ambala, 02716 (Amritsar-Nanded express train) to be short originated from New Delhi and remain partially cancelled between NewDelhi- Amritsar-NewDelhi, 04649 (Jaynagar – Amritsar express train) to be short terminated at Ambala. Consequently, 04650 (Amritsar-jaynagar express special train) will remain short originateed from Ambala and remain partially cancelled between Amritsar-Ambala, 02357(Kolkata -Amritsar express special train) short terminated at Ambala. The 02358 Amritsar-Kolkata express special train commencing on October 22 will short originate from Ambala .It will remain partially cancelled between Ambala and Amritsar. The 04654 Amritsar – Newjalpaiguri express special train journey commencing on October 21 will be short originate from Saharanpur.It will remain partially cancelled between Saharanpur and Amritsar. The 09026 Amritsar – Bandra Terminus express special train journeys commencing on October 21 will short originate from Ambala .It will remain partially cancelled between Ambala and Amritsar. The 02356 Jammutawi – Patna express special train journeys commencing on October 22 will short originate from Bareilly. It will remain partially cancelled between Bareilly and Jammutawi.