Over 200 trains have been affected so far due to the protests against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces, the Railways said Friday. Around 35 trains have been cancelled while 13 short-terminated since the protests erupted on Wednesday, the national carrier said.
The worst-hit East Central Railways which covers Bihar, Jharkhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh, the states which have witnessed widespread protests has also decided to “monitor” the operations of eight trains due to the agitations. The officials said they are keeping an eye on the movement of these trains and will take decision on their operation as the situation evolves.
The Indian Railways on Friday cancelled or partially terminated a number of trains in the wake of violent protests in UP, Bihar and Telangana against the new army recruitment scheme, Agnipath. Violent protests have erupted in several states including UP, Bihar, Haryana and Telangana. The army aspirants protesting against the scheme today targeted railways stations and set on fire some trains in Bihar and Telangana.
Due to this, the railways decided to cancel or partially terminate trains to ensure safety of the passengers. In all, a total of 200 train services have been affected – 35 trains have been cancelled while 13 have been short terminated throughout the country. Eastern Railways’ CPRO Ekalabya Chakraborty today said that eight trains including Duronto Express were affected due to ongoing agitation.
List of trains cancelled
12335 Malda Town – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express
12273 Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express
15483 Alipurduar Jn – Delhi Express (will be cancelled between Alipurduar jn and Delhi)
15909 Dibrugarh – Lalgarh Express (will be cancelled between Dibrugarh and Lalgarh)
12505 Kamakhya – Anand Vihar Express (will be cancelled between Kamakhya and Anand Vihar)
List of trains controlled
1)12303 Howrah – New Delhi Poorva Express
2)12353 Howrah – Lalkuan Express
3) 18622 Ranchi – Patna Patliputra Express
4)18182 Danapur – Tata Express
5) 22387 Howrah – Dhanbad Black Diamond Express
6) 13512 Asansol – Tata Express
7) 13032 Jaynagar – Howrah Express
8) 13409 Malda Town – Kiul Express
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Moreover, Bhagalpur-Danapur Intercity Express (13401) and Jamalpur-Kiul DEMU Passenger Special (03487) have been short terminated at Dhanauri. Railways Board spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said 116 train services have been affected in at 24 places in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. He said the 37 trains have been cancelled. In Telangana, the South Central Railway cancelled Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) services. Earlier in the day, a train was set on fire at Secunderabad Railway Station.
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