Punjab Bandh: Shatabdi, Vande Bharat among 221 trains cancelled

In support of the farmers' bandh call in Punjab, rail movement and road traffic will remain closed on Monday.

While the PRTC bus services will be shut from 10 am to 2 pm, private bus operators have announced their full support, thus declaring the suspension of services across the state from 7 am to 4 pm.

Rail services would face major disruptions, affecting 221 trains, including Vande Bharat and Shatabdi Express.

Two Vande Bharat Express trains between New Delhi and Vaishno Devi and one between New Delhi and Amb Andaura will be cancelled.

Another Vande Bharat Express running between Chandigarh and Ajmer will terminate or originate at Delhi Cantt.

As many as 163 trains were cancelled on Monday, including Shatabdi and Vande Bharat services operating between Delhi and Punjab.

Three Shatabdi Express trains to Kalka, Chandigarh and Amritsar are among the affected services.

Passenger, express, and intercity trains in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh will also be hit.

The railways also announced partial cancellations for seven trains, regulation of 14, rescheduling of 13, short-originating of 15, and short-terminating of 22 trains due to the ‘Rail Roko’ agitation called by various farmer organisations. Services are expected to return to normal after 4 pm.