Garib Rath, Katra Express & more 20 trains to remain cancelled till March; Check details

Railways has cancelled a total of 20 trains between February and March. According to the notification issued by the Railways, these trains has been cancelled due to dense fog.

After the cancellation of these trains, the waiting list has also been affected. People are getting into sleeper coaches and general coaches with physical tickets. The railway has also appealed the passengers that if they are getting physical tickets, then they should carry it with them, otherwise they will have to pay a fine and the full ticket fare as well.

One of the passengers from Jalandhar had got physical tickets for him and his family. But unfortunately, when he left home to catch the train, he forgot to get the ticket from his sister's house. He then asked for a photo of the ticket on his phone so that no one would trouble him on the way.

When he reached near Phagwara, the TTE asked him for the ticket, so he showed the ticket on the phone. But the TTE took the full amount. Her brother also showed his Aadhar card. He then paid Rs 1120 again for Jalandhar to Lucknow. At the same time, the railway official said that according to the railway rule, if someone has booked a ticket online then it can be checked on the phone, but if someone has booked the ticket from the ticket counter and the physical ticket is not with the passenger or is lost then the full amount is charged.

Another passenger named Ramnath, sitting at the city railway station, said that he had to go home with his family, but the train got cancelled due to which he will have to take a taxi. He said that he has a lot of luggage because of which he chose the option of taxi instead of going by bus.

Here’s a list of affected trains:

·       Garib Rath Express (12209 and 12210) affected till 25^th February

·       Chandigarh-Amritsar Express (12241 and 12242) affected till 24^th February

·       New Delhi Express (14003 and 14004) affected till 27^th February

·       Intercity Express (14213 & 14214) affected till 1^st March

·       Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express (14503) affected till 28^th February

·       Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express (14504) affected till 1^st March

·       Amritsar Nangal Dam (14505) affected till 1^st March

·       Nangal Dam - Amritsar (14506) affected till 1^st March

·       Rishikesh-Jammu Tawi (14605) affected till 24^th February

·       Jammu Tawi-Rishikesh (14606) affected till 23^rd February

·       Amritsar Weekly Express (14615) affected till 22^nd February

·       Amritsar Weekly Express (14616) affected till 22^nd February

·       Jan Sewa Express (14617) affected till 2^nd March

·       Jan Sewa Express (14618) affected till 28^th February

·       Chandigarh Firozpur (14629) affected till 1^st March

·       Firozpur to Chandigarh (14630) affected till 28^th February