Railways on Tuesday cancelled 73 trains on Delhi-Bhatinda section and in Bikaner and Jaipur division due to the agitation by members of the Jat community demanding reservation in central government jobs.
New Delhi-Ajmer-New Delhi Shatabdi Express, New Delhi-Ahmedabad-New Delhi Raj-dhani Express, Firozpur-Mumbai Central Janta Exp, Jaipur-Chandigarh Garib Rath Express, Lalgarh-Guwahati Avadh Assam Express, Jodhpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Rajasthan Express, Amritsar-Jaipur Express, Sriganganagar-Howrah-Sriganganagar Udyan Abha Toofan Express, Rewari-Hisar passenger, Haridwar-Sriganganagar Intercity Express trains are among those trains cancelled due to the agitation.
Several passenger trains including Rohtak-Jind passenger, Jind- Kurushetra passenger, Sirsa-Jind-Sirsa passenger, Jind-Firozpur-Jind passenger were also cancelled.
Railways have also announ-ced the cancellation of 66 trains on Wednesday. If the agitation continued on Wednesday then 66 trains in these sections would remain cancelled, said Northern Railway spokesperson.