Nearly two dozen North Central Railway (NCR), Northern Railway (NR), and North Eastern Railway (NER) trains originating from various Uttar Pradesh cities and connecting the state to Delhi have been cancelled ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday.
Refunds will be initiated for passengers booked on the affected services. Passengers have been advised to check their train status before starting their journey to avoid inconvenience. “The advisory has predicted severe road congestion and heavy traffic between 4 am and 2 pm on October 10. Dr Sharma said updates are available through railway helpline 139, the national train enquiry system (NTES) app and other official railway information channels. From Varanasi, Shiv Ganga Express (12559) and Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express (12581) scheduled for Friday have been suspended. The 15303 Kasganj-New Delhi Intercity Express scheduled to depart on Saturday is also affected.
Senior divisional commercial manager, Lucknow division, NR, Samarth Gupta said the decision was taken due to the ongoing congestion at the two stations (New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin).
A senior public relations officer of NER, Gorakhpur, however, said no trains originating from Gorakhpur have been cancelled. In view of the situation, the railway has decided to cancel the affected trains from their originating stations (cancel at source),” NCR chief public relations officer Dr Shivam Sharma said on Friday.
