Ferozepur division cancels 24 trains due to surge

Ferozepur, May 7

Due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases and low occupancy, 12 trains (up and down) have been cancelled in the Ferozepur division.

Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Rajesh Aggarwal said the trains which have been cancelled include Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabadi Special, Delhi Sarairohila-Jammu Tawi Duranto Special, New Delhi-Sri Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) Special, New-Delhi-SVDK Shri Shakti Special, Jammu Tawi-Rishikesh Special, Rishikesh-SVDK Hemkunt Special, Mohali-Ferozepur Cantt Express Special, New Delhi-SVDK Vande Bharat Express, Huzur Sahib Nanded-Jammu Tawi Special, Ahmedabad-SVDK Special, Dr Ambedkar Nagar-SVDK Special.

The DRM said the pandemic had reached its peak and everybody should follow all precautions. “Passengers should carry their Covid negative report while travelling. The health department has started testing at the Amritsar railway station. It is necessary to bring Covid report while entering Punjab,” he said. — OC