Rail traffic to be hit due to infra upgrade
Chandigarh, June 2 -- Rail services on the Delhi-Ambala (DLI-UMB) section will remain affected until June 6 due to a power and traffic block undertaken for the extension of loop lines and the installation of a new electronic interlocking (EI) panel at Shahabad Markanda and Mohri railway stations.
According to railway authorities, a total of 22 trains (90 trips) will remain cancelled during the block period. Additionally, 29 trains (96 trips) will be diverted via alternate routes, while eight trains (19 trips) have been rescheduled. Around 20 trains (61 trips) will be regulated, and three trains (eight trips) will operate with short termination or short origination arrangements.
Train No. 12983/12984 Ajmer-Chandigarh-Ajmer Express will remain cancelled until June 3. Train No. 12045/12046 Chandigarh-New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express will not operate on June 6. Additionally, Train No. 20977/20978 Ajmer-Chandigarh-Ajmer Vande Bharat Express remain cancelled on June 6
Due to the ongoing infrastructure work, several trains operating between Chandigarh and destinations in southern and western India will be diverted via Ambala, Saharanpur and Meerut. Train No. 12311/12312 Howrah-Kalka-Howrah Netaji Express will run via the Meerut-Saharanpur route instead of the Delhi-Panipat route until June 4.
Similarly, Train No. 22686 Chandigarh-Yeshwantpur Express on June 2, Train No. 12450 Chandigarh-Madgaon Goa Sampark Kranti Express on June 1, and Train No. 14218 Chandigarh-Prayagraj Unchahar Express on June 6 will operate on diverted routes.
Train No. 22452 Chandigarh-Bandra Terminus Express will depart 90 minutes later than its scheduled time on May 31 and June 3. Meanwhile, Train No. 14217 Prayagraj-Chandigarh Unchahar Express will be regulated en route and is expected to face a delay of around 70 minutes between May 30 and June 4.
Passengers have been advised to check the latest status of their trains through the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) before commencing their journey.
Chandigarh Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari that the proposal to extend the Chandigarh-Lucknow Express to Belha Devi Dham in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is under examination. In a letter, the minister said necessary action would be taken after the review. Tewari had raised the demand in a letter to the railways on March 23, stating that the train extension has been a long-pending demand of residents from Amethi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur who are settled in UT....
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