Kuldip Bhatia
Ludhiana, December 16
Rail traffic in the region remains disturbed due to adverse weather conditions. The erratic run of trains has made rail travel an ordeal for long-distance travelers.
The Railways had to cancel 10 trains, some of these due to operational constraints and the others due to bad weather. To make the matters worse, half a dozen trains were rescheduled and many others were running behind schedule.
According to the Railways, 10 long-route trains, including a pair of intercity express trains, were cancelled for the day. Among the trains which did not make their scheduled run were 12238 Jammu Tawi-Varanasi Begumpura Express, 12241/42 Amritsar-Chandigarh-Amritsar Intercity Express, 13308 Ferozepur-Dhanbad Ganga Sutlej Express, 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Saryu Yamuna Express, 14674 Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express, 15209/10 Saharsa-Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express, 19614 Amritsar-Ajmer Express and 22424 Amritsar-Gorakhpur Jansadharan Express.
Passengers travelling between Amritsar/Ludhiana and New Delhi were also harassed as 14682 Jalandhar City-New Delhi and 12459 New Delhi-Amritsar Intercity Express trains were delayed by 2.30 to 3 hrs.
Trains rescheduled for late departure were 01708 Attari-Jabalpur Special Express (6.15 hrs), 12203 Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath (3 hrs), 12491 Barauni-Jammu Tawi Maur Dhwaj Express (2.30 hrs), 14682 Jalandhar City-New Delhi Intercity Express (1.20 hrs), 22432 Udhampur-Allahabad Superfast Express (2.30 hrs) and 22552 Jalandhar City-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express.
Train running late
- (more than 8 hrs): 01707 Jabalpur-Attari Special Express
- (3 to 6 hrs): 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express, 22552 Jalandhar City-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express, 01708 Attari-Jabalpur Special Express, 12331 Howrah-Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express.
- (1 to 3 hrs): 22432 Udhampur-Allahabad Superfast Express, 14682 Jalandhar City-New Delhi Intercity Express, 12459 New Delhi-Amritsar Intercity Express, 12715 Nanded-Amritsar Sachkhand Express, 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express, 12919 Indore-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Express.