Upgrade work affects rail traffic

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 14

The railway authorities have announced temporary cancellation, diversion, regulation or rescheduling of several long-route trains for carrying out various safety-related maintenance and infrastructure upgrade works at Kathgarh, Dhamora, Saharnapur, Khanalampura railway station, on the Roza-Sitapur section, Gajraula-Moradabad and Roza-Moradabad-Najibabad sections from December 14 to 16.

Various trains — 12237 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Begumpura Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Firozepur Ganga Sutlej Express and 14610 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Rishikesh Hemkunt Express — remained cancelled on Friday.

At the same time, four trains – 15211/12 Darbhanga-Amritsar-Darbhanga Jannayak Express, 12492 Jammu Tawi-Barauni Maur Dhwaj Express and 14603 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express — were diverted via alternative routes. Two trains – 15654 Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Amarnath Express and 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Sealdah Express — were rescheduled by four hours each, while three trains – 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express (60 minutes), 22551 Darbhanga-Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express (30 minutes) and 14603 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express (150 minutes) — were regulated enroute on Friday.

Meanwhile, passengers continued to suffer at the hands of foggy weather which reduced the visibility. The railways had to cancel six trains for the day, two others were rescheduled for late departure and several others were running behind schedule.

According to the railway officials, 12241/42 Amritsar-Chandigarh-Amritsar Intercity Express, 14502 Jammu Tawi-Bathinda Express, 14674 Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express and 15209/10 Saharsa-Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express trains were cancelled for the day.

The two trains rescheduled for late departure were 14611 Gazipur City-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (1.10 hrs) and 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Saryu Yamuna Express (1.15 hrs).

Trains cancelled

Various trains — 12237 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Begumpura Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Firozepur Ganga Sutlej Express and 14610 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Rishikesh Hemkunt Express — remained cancelled on Friday. Four trains — 15211/12 Darbhanga-Amritsar-Darbhanga Jannayak Express, 12492 Jammu Tawi-Barauni Maur Dhwaj Express and 14603 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express — were diverted via alternative routes.

Trains running late

• Over 9 to 11 hrs: 11057 CST (Mumbai)-Amritsar Express, 12332 Jammu Tawi-Howrah Himgiri Express.
• 6 to 9 hrs: 13307 Dhanbad-Firozepur Ganga Sutlej Express, 12203 Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath.
• 4 to 6 hrs: 13049 Howrah-Amritsar Express, 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express.
• 1 to 3 hrs: 12919 Indore-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Express, 12483 Kochuveli-Amritsar Superfast Express, 12715 Nanded-Amritsar Sachkhand Express, 13050 Amritsar-Howrah Express, 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express