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 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.
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.
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.
The IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) on Monday cancelled as many as 356 trains.
Mumbaikars woke up to an intense downpour on Saturday morning, which caused trouble for the locals as parts of the city have been flooded and railway tracks have submerged. Severe waterlogging is being reported from the city and its adjacent areas affecting the road, rail and air traffic. Due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging at Ambernath, train services have been hit.
140 Mail and Express trains and 83 passenger trains have been cancelled till May 4 afternoon on the Bhadrak-Vizianagaram section (along Odisha coastline) of Kolkata-Chennai route.
The South Central Railway has cancelled over 50 trains in coastal Andhra Pradesh in view of severe cyclonic storm Phethai, which is set to hit the coast near Kakinada on Monday afternoon.
The agitation started at 12:15 pm and was still going on, the ministry said in a statement.
As per the Indian Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature will be 25 degree Celsius, with lows of five degrees.
A day after experiencing the coldest day of the season, Delhi woke up to a foggy morning on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degree Celsius.
The low visibility also led to the cancellation of 21 trains and six flights. 24 trains have also been rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India.
Delhi on Sunday woke up to a foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average
As per ANI report, 36 trains were delayed, 13 cancelled and 2 rescheduled due to low visibility and other operational reasons.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius during the day, with lows of 10 degrees Celsius.
"There was moderate fog in the morning reducing the visibility to 500 meters. The sky will be partly cloudy during the day," an India Meteorological Department official said.
As per ANI report, 25 trains have been delayed, 12 cancelled and two rescheduled owing to foggy conditions.
At least nine trains were cancelled and 26 were delayed due to fog in several parts of northern India, while two trains were rescheduled.
A forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with extremely heavy rainfall in Raigad district adjoining Mumbai is expected in the next 24 hours, according to IMD Mumbai
New Delhi:The Jat agitation for quota has hit rail services hard in the northern states, affecting around 1000 trains with 736 trains cancelled and 105 diverted besides damage to rail property, causing a loss of Rs
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