Indian Railways has cancelled 245 trains on Saturday, October 10, amid expectations of heavy traffic congestion around New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations ahead of a protest announced by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in the capital city. Of the cancelled services, 75 are Mail and Express trains, while 170 are passenger trains. Want to know more about it? Scroll down!
Around 245 Trains Cancelled In Delhi Amid CJP Protest
According to The Indian Express, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, told the portal that around 40 terminating Mail and Express trains and 35 outgoing services were cancelled because incoming train rakes were unavailable. This brought the number of affected Mail and Express services to around 75.
The decision follows reports that around 5,000 passengers missed their trains on Thursday amid heavy crowds and road blockades linked to the protest. The Railways has taken precautionary measures to minimise inconvenience to passengers travelling through the two major stations.
According to the Ministry of Railways, intelligence inputs and traffic advisories indicated severe road congestion around New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations between 4 am and 2 pm on October 10. As a result, the Ministry cancelled Mail and Express trains scheduled to depart their originating stations after 2 pm on October 9 and arrive at either station during the affected window.
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Which Trains Have Been Cancelled?
Several prominent long-distance services, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and other express trains, feature on the reported cancellation lists. These include:
- 12301 Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express
- 12313 Sealdah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express
- 12309 Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express
- 12393 Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express
- 22361 Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express
- 12033 Kanpur Central–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
- 12417 Prayagraj–New Delhi Express
- 12275 Prayagraj–New Delhi Humsafar Express
- 12451 Kanpur Central–New Delhi Shram Shakti Express
- 12447 Manikpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin UP Sampark Kranti Express
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Passengers intending to travel to or from Delhi are advised to check their train’s latest status on official Indian Railways or IRCTC platforms before leaving for the station, as additional services may be affected by operational changes.
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is an unregistered, youth-led satirical political and public pressure movement in India.