Farmers Movement Archive

15 Puja special among 22 trains to remain cancelled in Punjab

Chandigarh: There will be no puja special train plying from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this festival season, as 15 Punjab special trains are among 22 trains cancelled, said divisional railway manager G M Singh. He said the decision has been taken due to two reasons, ongoing farmers protest in Punjab and Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan. “However, we have arranged trains from Delhi,” he added. The trains have been called off in Punjab, as the rail tracks are ‘occupied’ by the farmers protesting against farm bills across the state. Central government has decided that no train will be run unless the entire state is free of farmers’ protests, he said. Jammu Tawi-Gorakhpur, Katra-Delhi, Amritsar-Ajmer, Bathinda-Delhi are some of the Puja special trains that have been cancelled till further orders. However, many other trains have been short terminated and short originated.Varanasi-Jammu Tawi puja special train has been short terminated at Saharanpur and JammuTawi – Varanasi will originate from Saharanpur too and remain partially cancelled between Saharanpur and JammuTawi and Saharanpur. Mumbai Central – Amritsar Express has been short terminated at Ambala. Consequently, Amritsar – Mumbai Central Express will short originate from Ambala and remain partially cancelled between Ambala and Amritsar and Ambala. Bandra-Amritsar Express-Bandra, Dhanbad-Ferozpur-Dhanbad and Jaynagar- Amritsar-Jaynagar have also been short terminated and short originated at Ambala too. Nanded-Amritsar –Nanded Express will short terminate and short originate from Delhi and will remain cancelled between Delhi and Amrisar and Delhi.

The Times of India

2020-11-13

Chandigarh