Palakkad: In what could be a major setback for the travel plans of Keralites, a total of 74 services operated by 16 trains connecting Kerala and the Northern states have been cancelled on various days between January 6 and February 7. As per the official version, the services have been cancelled given the non-interlocking work in Mathura Junction station of Agra Division and as advised by North Central Railway authorities. The cancelled trains include Ernakulam Junction – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction DURONTO Weekly Superfast Express, Kochuveli – Amritsar Junction Weekly Superfast Express and Thiruvananthapuram Central – New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express.
Cancelled train services
1. Train No.12283 Ernakulam Junction – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction Duronto Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 16, 23, 30, February 6.
2. Train No.12284 Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction – Ernakulam Junction Duronto Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 13, 20, 27, February 3.
3. Train No.12483 Kochuveli – Amritsar Junction Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 17, 24, 31, February 7.
4. Train No.12484 Amritsar Junction - Kochuveli Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 14, 21, 28, February 4.
5. Train No.12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central – New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3.
6. Train No.12626 New Delhi – Thiruvananthapuram Central Kerala Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7. Train No.12643 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30.
8. Train No.12644 Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction – Thiruvananthapuram Central Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2.
9. Train No.12645 Ernakulam Junction – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction Millennium Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3
10. Train No.12646 Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction - Ernakulam Junction Millennium Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6.
11. Train No.22653 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 13, 20, 27, February 3.
12. Train No.22654 Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction – Thiruvananthapuram Central Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 15, 22, 29, February 5.
13. Train No.22655 Ernakulam Junction – Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 10, 17, 24, 31.
14. Train No.22656 Hazrat Nizamuddin Junction – Ernakulam Junction Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2.
15. Train No.22659 Kochuveli – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2
16. Train No.22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Kochuveli Weekly Superfast Express
Cancelled dates: January 15, 22, 29, February 5.
Sources said this is the first such a large number of long-distance train services have been cancelled in one go. “Normally, instead of cancelling services, alternate routes are announced for long-distance trains whenever such week-long or major works are announced. This arrangement would adversely affect the passengers for sure,” said a source. At the same time, railway authorities said such arrangements are a usual affair these days. “If you notice, under the Modi government, a lot of infrastructural and developmental activities are taking place at a fast pace in the railways across the country. This should be considered as a minor inconvenience for a better future,” said a senior official from Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
