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Amid Rising Covid Cases And Low Occupancy Indian Railways Cancels Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto Trains
by Arun Kumar Das - May 7, 2021 06:26 AM
Mumbai-Delhi August Kranti Rajdhani Express at Palghar - representative image. (Superfast1111/Wikimedia Commons
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Citing low occupancy due to rising coronavirus cases, the railways has suspended a slew of premier trains from 9 May until further orders.
Reeling under rapid the Covid surge, Indian Railways has cancelled more than 40 trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto services across the country.
Citing low occupancy and rising coronavirus cases as reasons behind the cancellation, the railways has decided to suspend a slew of premier trains from 9 May until further orders.
The Northern Railways on Thursday cancelled a slew of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express , stating low patronisation and rising coronavirus cases as the reason behind the decision. The to-and-fro services of eight Shatabdi Express, two Rajdhani Express, two Duronto Express and one Vande Bharat Express are among around 28 trains that have been cancelled till further advice by the Northern Railways. Among these are Shatabdis originating from Delhi to places like Kalka, Habibganj, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Rajdhani trains from Delhi to Chennai, Bilaspur, Duronto trains to Jammu Tawi and Pune. Poor patronisation of once popular trains also indicates that a lesser number of people are travelling amidst the surge in coronavirus cases, officials said.
28 pairs of Rajdhani, Duranto, Shatabdi trains cancelled from May 9
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New Delhi, May 6 : Amid the surge in the cases of Covid across the country, the Indian Railways on Thursday cancelled 28 pairs of Rajdhani, Duranto, Shatabdi and Vande Bharat Express trains until further orders.
According to Railway Ministry officials, the railways has decided to cancel the Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duranto, Vande Bharat, Jan Shatabdi Express trains from May 9 until further orders.
The official said that the decision has been taken in the view of surge in the Covid cases and poor occupancy in the trains.
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