The Indian Railways subsidiary, Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC on Wednesday urged to the people not to cancel their e-tickets on their own if their trains being cancelled by the national transporter due to nation-wide lockdown to help curb the spread of deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Old Delhi Railway station was seen empty as Indian Railways cancelled all passenger trains till 31st March in view of coronavirus pandemic.
The Indian Railways on Thursday has cancelled more 84 trains taking total number to 155 due to low occupancy and as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus spread, according to PTI report. These trains will not operate between March 20 and March 31, officials said.
Over 3,000 trains were cancelled last year due to maintenance works on the Indian Railways network, the highest since 2014, the national transporter said in response to an RTI query.
Thousands of passengers faced a harrowing time on Monday as at least 50 local trains were cancelled and several express trains diverted owing to automation work of signalling system in the Sealdah main section of the Eastern Railway.
Delhi is witnessing the coldest December in years. Very dense fog covered the national capital region in the early hours of Monday, which led to a delay in the movement of several flights and trains, while 6 people died in a road accident resulting out of dense fog on the streets.
As many as 17 Odisha-bound trains were cancelled on Monday due to stir in West Bengal over amended citizenship law, officials said. Several other trains have also been partially cancelled.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) said seven express trains cancelled from Howrah and three trains from Puri in view of agitation by people at various railway stations.
Transportation took a hit on Friday due to ongoing protests against the amended Citizenship Act. Over 100 trains were either cancelled or short terminated by Northeast Frontier Railway. Buses too did not ply in Guwahati, which has been the epicenter of the violence.
As anti-CAB protests intensify across Northeast, protesters blocked almost every road in Guwahati and state capital Dispur by placing burning discarded tyres, leaving officegoers stranded. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) of Akhil Gogoi has called a hartal to protest against the controversial bill until it is withdrawn.
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