17 trains cancelled between Ambala Cantt-Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Oct 4: Railways on Sunday cancelled 17 trains between Ambala Cantonment and Chandigarh in the wake of non-interlocking work between the two stations, officials said here.

"Some trains have been cancelled, some re-scheduled and some regulated between Ambala Cantonment and Chandigarh railway station due to non-interlocking work between the two stations," officials said.

The trains have been cancelled, re-scheduled and regulated for six hours, the officials said. The trains which stands cancelled, included Himalayan Queen, Ekta Express, Shatabdi Express and Jan Shatabdi Express.

While 20 trains have been re-scheduled, seven trains have been regulated passing through Ambala Cantonment junction, officials said.

These included Amritsar-Badra Express, Kalka-Bandra Express, Chandigarh-Jaipur Intercity, Amritsar-New Delhi Express, Shan-e-Punjab, Pathankot-New Delhi Express and Saharsa-Amritsar Express, the officials said.

In view of the work going on between the two stations, many commuters are facing hardship.

PTI