Due to the ongoing construction work at the Ludhiana railway station, platform number 6 and 7 will remain closed. This construction work will last for a total of 47 days and these platforms will remain closed from 15th November to 31st December.
During this construction period, no train will run on these two platforms and neither will passengers be allowed to go there. Theses platforms are being closed after the decision of the construction company and railway officials.
Due to this construction work, 14 trains that run on these platforms are also being cancelled. These trains will be resumed after the completion of the construction work by 31st December. The list of 14 trains which have been cancelled from 15th November to 31st December has also been released by the divisional officials.
List of cancelled trains:
- · 04997/98 Ludhiana- Firozpur
- · 14614/13 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
- · 14629/30 Chandigarh Firozpur
- · 04743/44 Hisar Ludhiana
- · 04509/10 Jakhal Ludhiana
- · 04579/04504 Ambala Ludhiana
- · 04745 Churu Ludhiana
- · 04746 Ludhiana Hisar
Officials have said that if needed, more trains can also get cancelled so that the construction work is not affected.
Senior DCM of Ferozepur Division, Paramdeep Singh Saini has confirmed that these platforms will remain closed due to the construction work. Previously, the construction work of platform number 1 of Ludhiana railway station went on for almost about 3 to 4 months due to which the platform remained closed.