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North Eastern Railways: Over 2 dozen trains cancelled for over a month to streamline rail traffic

Two dozen prime trains will not run for over a month. These trains will remain cancelled from December 1 to February 15

Published on: Nov 29, 2017, 12:45:50 IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By , Lucknow
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The Danapur- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Amritsar-Howrah, Agra Intercity, Janta Express, Amritsar-Saharsa and other two dozen prime trains will not run for over a month. These trains will remain cancelled from December 1 to February 15.

The Railways has also made changes in the movement of other trains and in the termination point of the trains. (File Photo)
The Railways has also made changes in the movement of other trains and in the termination point of the trains. (File Photo)

Officials of the North Eastern Railways (NER) said the decision had been taken in order to streamline the rail traffic. Sanjay Yadav, chief public relation officer, NER, said around 8 trains of the NER had been cancelled following the foggy weather conditions and poor visibility.

Besides, the Railways has also made changes in the movement of other trains and in the termination point of the trains. It includes Gawalior-Barauni Express that will originate from Lucknow and terminate here itself from December 1 to February 13.

The Railways has also lowered the frequency of trains like Kaifiyat Express, Chandigarh Express, Jai Nagar-New Delhi Express, Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express, Chandigarh-Lucknow Express, Barauni-Ambala Express and others.

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    Oliver Fredrick is working in capacity of Senior Correspondent and is based in Lucknow. Other than covering important beats like Railways, Defense, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), District Administration, he loves to write on human interest stories as it gives an instant connect with the readers. In his career of around 10 years, he has done several path-breaking stories which had forced the State Government authorities to take appropriate actions. Prior coming to Lucknow, he was based in Bareilly and was taking care of politically-sensitive West UP districts like Rampur, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Badaun,Muzaffarnagar and others.Read More