Raj: Trains cancelled/rescheduled due to agitation

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New Delhi, May 31: Train services in the violence-hit Rajasthan continued to be affected for the second day today with as many as 26 trains passing through the state, including Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express and Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani Express, being cancelled and one train rescheduled in the interest of passenger safety.

The decision to cancel and reschedule trains passing through the desert state was taken following a high-level meeting by Railway Board officials here.

A ministry official said that train movement in the North Zone, North Western zone, West Central zone and North Central Zone had been severely affected by the agitation by the Gujjars, demanding a Scheduled Tribe status for their community.

Northern Railway cancelled 12 trains, followed by North Western Railway 7, Western Railway 4 and North Central Railway 2. West Central Railway cancelled just one train.

Among the cancelled trains are Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Porbander Exp., Bareilly-Bhuj via Delhi Express, Delhi-Ahmedabad Ashram Express, Jaisalmer Intercity Express, New Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani Express, Nizamuddin-Udaipur Mewar Express, New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani and Nizamuddin-Mumbai August Kranti Rajdhani Express.

Further, Nizamuddin-Indore Express, New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express, Nizamuddin-Bandra Sampark Kranti Express and Jammu-Tawi-Jaipur Pooja Express were the other trains, which were cancelled by Northern Railway, which also rescheduled Nizamuddin-Ahmedabad Sampark Kranti Express.

The seven trains cancelled by North Western Railway for today are Jodhpur-Marudhar Express, Jodhpur-Banares Marudhar Express, Jaipur-Gwalior Express, Udaipur-Nizamuddin Mewar Express, Amritsar-Jaipur Express, Ajmer-New Delhi Shatabdi Express and Jaipur- Sealdah Express.

Western Railway cancelled four trains. These are Ahmedabad-Haridwar Mail, Mumbai-Nizamuddin August Kranti Express, Bandra-Nizamuddin Garib Rath and Ahmedabad- New Delhi Rajdhani Express.

North Central Railway cancelled two trains -- Mathura-Lucknow Express and Gwalior- Jaipur EXpress while the lone train cancelled by Central Railway was Nizamuddin-Kota Jan Shatabdi.

The official said on West Central Railway, no trains would be accepted from Western Railway at Nagda and from North Central Railway at Mathura Jn. up to 1600 hrs today.

The official said Northern Railway also decided to divert a number of trains. Accordingly, Mumbai Central-Ferozepur Cantt. Janata Express has been diverted to run via Ratlam-Bhopal-Jhanasi-Agra Cantt. The 2926 Bandra Terminus-Amritsar/Kalka Paschim Express, the 2951 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, the 2953 Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti Express,the 2907 Bandra Terminus-Hazrat Nizamuddin Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express and the 2917 Ahmedabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gujrat Sampark Kranti Express trains, which were scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin today, had been diverted to run on the Ratlam-Bhopal-Jhansi-Agra Cantt. section.

UNI

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