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Northern Railway Restores 214 Services as Delhi Rail Traffic Normalises
Northern Railway brought back 214 passenger train services after train traffic around Delhi returned to normal.
Thirty trains were still cancelled.
The railway said trains would follow their usual schedules on October 11.
Some services had been cancelled because officials expected heavy traffic around railway stations during a proposed protest.
Several routes, including Delhi to Ghaziabad and Delhi to Aligarh, had services restored.
Separately, some trains linked to Indore were cancelled or delayed for operational reasons.
Two express trains were scheduled to run five hours late, and another Rajdhani Express was cancelled.
The railway said passengers with confirmed reservations on the delayed trains would receive a full refund.
Northern Railway restored 214 passenger train services after rail traffic in the Delhi area normalised; 30 trains remain cancelled.
The railway said services would run on their normal schedules on October 11, after cancellations and rescheduling on October 9 and 10.
Earlier cancellations were made to facilitate train operations amid expected congestion around New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin during a proposed CJP protest.
Restored routes included Delhi–Ghaziabad, Delhi–Aligarh, Agra–Palwal, Panipat–New Delhi and Kurukshetra Junction–Delhi.
Separately, some Indore–Delhi services were cancelled, two named express trains were delayed by five hours, and a Mumbai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express was cancelled for operational reasons.
- Who
- Northern Railway restored services; its Chief Public Relations Officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay announced the update.
- What
- 214 passenger train services were restored, while 30 trains remained cancelled; other cancellations and delays were also reported.
- Where
- The Delhi area and routes including Delhi–Ghaziabad, Delhi–Aligarh, Agra–Palwal, Panipat–New Delhi and Kurukshetra Junction–Delhi.
- When
- The restoration was announced Sunday; normal schedules were stated to resume October 11, after disruptions on October 9 and 10.
- Why
- Earlier passenger train cancellations were intended to facilitate smooth operations amid traffic congestion associated with a proposed protest; other listed disruptions were attributed to operational reasons.
Railway Operations
Passenger Disruption
Reason for cancellations
Railway Operations
Railway officials said cancellations were made to facilitate smooth operations amid anticipated or actual congestion around Delhi stations.
Passenger Disruption
The cancellations and rescheduling disrupted passenger journeys; the railway administration expressed regret for the inconvenience.
Key facts
- Passenger services restored
- 214
- Trains still cancelled
- 30
- Railway operator
- Northern Railway
- Normal schedules
- October 11
- Stations cited for anticipated congestion
- New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Delayed services
- Rajdhani Express and August Kranti Express were rescheduled to run five hours late on October 9
- Refund statement
- Passengers with confirmed reservations on the delayed trains were to receive a full refund
Quotes
Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay
Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway
“Two other trains, the 12951 Rajdhani Express and the 12953 August Kranti Express, scheduled to depart from Mumbai Central today, October 9, have been rescheduled and will run five hours late. There are operational reasons why this has been done. Passengers with confirmed reservations will receive a full refund.”
thestatesman.com
“In view of Traffic congestion in the DLI area, several passenger trains were being cancelled to facilitate smooth train operations. As the situation has now been normalized, all passenger trains cancelled earlier have been restored.”
indianexpress.com
thestatesman.com
Sources
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