Bhubaneswar: Indian railway 24 trains passing through Bhubaneswar and other major stations have been canceled Orissa Between June 18 and June 23 as a precautionary measure in view of the agitation against the Centre’s Agneepath scheme.
It partially canceled 13 trains and allowed eight trains to bypass Visakhapatnam,
East Coast Railway (ECOR) sources said that no train was run at Visakhapatnam station from 6 am to 2 pm on Saturday in view of the agitation at this station. Andra Pradesh, Apart from this, some trains coming to Odisha from various Agneepath protest-affected parts have also been cancelled.
Commuters faced hardships as many popular trains were canceled due to the protests. Many of them came to Bhubaneswar station to find a way to reach their destination after several trains were cancelled. But some of them found it difficult to travel in a normal ticket and came back.
“I had booked a ticket in Visakha Express for Secunderabad a week ago to join an operator’s job in an infrastructure company, but the train was canceled on Saturday. I did not expect that this Agneepath protest would force the Railways to cancel trains. I don’t know how the employer will react after intimating my train cancellation. Since this was an urgent requirement for the company, he can take a local youth from there,” said Sanatan Bisoyik from Ganjam.
Official sources said that 18 out of 30 trains are running from different stations of ECoR. Some of the popular trains were Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express, Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express, Puri-Patna Express, Puri-Ajmer Express, Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express, Puri-Anand Vihar Nandankanan Express and Puri-New Delhi Purushottam. Express.
Similarly, nine trains, which are coming to Odisha from other areas, and three other Odisha passing trains have been canceled for the protest. Apart from these 24 trains, Railways has canceled six more trains from Visakhapatnam to Kakinada and Guntur passing through ECoR zone.
It partially canceled 13 trains and allowed eight trains to bypass Visakhapatnam,
East Coast Railway (ECOR) sources said that no train was run at Visakhapatnam station from 6 am to 2 pm on Saturday in view of the agitation at this station. Andra Pradesh, Apart from this, some trains coming to Odisha from various Agneepath protest-affected parts have also been cancelled.
Commuters faced hardships as many popular trains were canceled due to the protests. Many of them came to Bhubaneswar station to find a way to reach their destination after several trains were cancelled. But some of them found it difficult to travel in a normal ticket and came back.
“I had booked a ticket in Visakha Express for Secunderabad a week ago to join an operator’s job in an infrastructure company, but the train was canceled on Saturday. I did not expect that this Agneepath protest would force the Railways to cancel trains. I don’t know how the employer will react after intimating my train cancellation. Since this was an urgent requirement for the company, he can take a local youth from there,” said Sanatan Bisoyik from Ganjam.
Official sources said that 18 out of 30 trains are running from different stations of ECoR. Some of the popular trains were Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express, Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express, Puri-Patna Express, Puri-Ajmer Express, Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express, Puri-Anand Vihar Nandankanan Express and Puri-New Delhi Purushottam. Express.
Similarly, nine trains, which are coming to Odisha from other areas, and three other Odisha passing trains have been canceled for the protest. Apart from these 24 trains, Railways has canceled six more trains from Visakhapatnam to Kakinada and Guntur passing through ECoR zone.