Inclement weather hits rail traffic, 12 trains cancelled

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, February 22

Rough weather continues to hamper rail traffic. Railways cancelled 12 trains, rescheduled a train for late departure while many more were running behind their schedule.

According to officials, 12241/42 Chandigarh-Amritsar-Chandigarh Intercity Express, 15209/10 Saharsa-Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express, 15707/08 Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar Amrapali Express, 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Sealdah Express, 14502 Jammu Tawi-Bathinda Express, 14674 Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express, 15212 Amritsar-Darbhanga Jannayak Express, 18216 Jammu-Durg Express and 19614 Amritsar-Ajmer Express trains were cancelled for the day.

The 14611 Ghazipur City-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express train was rescheduled by 1.05 hours.

Meanwhile, railways have announced that 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express train would remain cancelled on February 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2019, while its corresponding train -15212 Amritsar-Darbhanga Jannayak Express train would not run on February 22, March 1, 9, 15, 22 and 29, 2019.

New stoppage

The 12203/04 Saharsa-Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express would have a one-minute stoppage at Hapur railway station in both directions for six months on experimental basis with an immediate effect.

Trains running late 

• Over 13 hours: 18101 Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi Muri Exppress
• 2 to 3 hours: 15653 Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express, 12919 Indore-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Express, 18103 Tatanagar-Amritsar Jalliannwala Bagh Express
• Up to 2 hours: 12318 Amritsar-Kolkata Akaltakht Express, 11077 Pune-Jammu Tawi Jhelum Express, 18237 Gevra Road-Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express, 22462 Shri Mata Baishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Shri Shakti Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Firozepur Ganga Sutlej Express