37 trains cancelled, 18 short-terminated

New Delhi/Ambala, October 20

The Railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 on Saturday, a day after the Amritsar rail tragedy.

The Railways said 10 mail/express trains and 27 passenger trains were cancelled, including Amritsar-New Delhi Express, Amritsar-Hardwar Janshatabdi, New Delhi-Jalandhar City Express, Hardwar-Amritsar Janshatabdi, Chandigarh-Amritsar Express, Amritsar-Chandigarh Express, Nangaldam - Amritsar Express and Amritsar-Nangaldam Express.

Sixteen trains reached their destination through a different route, while 18 were short-terminated, Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said. The Amritsar-Jalandhar route remained suspended, he added.

The Darbhanga-Amritsar Express and Mumbai-Amritsar Express were short-terminated at Ambala Cantonment and Ludhiana, respectively. The Bilaspur-Amritsar Express, which chugged off on October 18, was short-terminated at Ludhiana and partially cancelled between Ludhiana and Amritsar.

The trains diverted included Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express, Amritsar-Lalkua Express, Amritsar-Nanded Express, Amritsar-Katihar Express, Amritsar-Bandra Express and Amritsar-Lokmanya Tilak Express.

Rail traffic is likely to remain affected on Sunday too. Amritsar-Chandigarh Express and Hisar-Ludhiana passenger train will stay cancelled on Sunday, while the Ludhiana-Hisar passenger train will stay cancelled on Monday. — PTI & TNS