Train services remain disrupted in Amritsar

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Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, December 2

Several trains would continue to be cancelled, short-terminated and diverted as protesters continue to block railway tracks at Jandiala Guru and a few other places near Amritsar.

Northern Railway has said Amritsar-Ajmer Express (on December 2 and 3), Dibrugarh-Amritsar Express Special (on December 3) and Bathinda-Varanasi Express Special (till further notice) will remain cancelled.

Trains to short-terminate and short-originate from Ambala Cantt from December 2 to 4 are Amritsar-Korba Chhattisgarh Express, Amritsar-Newjalpaiguri Karambhoomi Express; and Amritsar-Jaynagar Humsafar Express.

From New Delhi, Chandigarh and Saharanpur, Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand Express, Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Pashchim Express, Amritsar-Newjalpaiguri Humsafar Express, would short-terminate and short-originate from December 2 to 4.

Mumbai Central-Amritsar Golden Temple Mail; Amritsar-Jaynagar Saryu Yamuna Express and Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express were diverted to run via Beas-Tarntaran-Amritsar on December 2. Jammu Tawi-Durg Express would be diverted to run via Ludhiana-Jallandhar Cantt- Pathankot Cantt from December 2 to 4.

Railway officials said all Covid special and festival trains were running on fully reservation basis and only the passengers having confirmed reservation would be permitted to board the trains. The passengers would also have to report 90 minutes prior to the departure of trains for checking as per prevailing SOP and guidelines of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.