A number of Indian Railways trains will remain canceled from May 9. These trains canceled due to an increase in Covid cases across the country.
Until further notice, Indian Railways has decided to cancel 28 pairs of Rajdhani, Duranto, Shatabdi, and Vande Bharat Express trains.
The railways have agreed to cancel the Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duranto, Vande Bharat, and Jan Shatabdi Express trains from May 9 before further orders, according to Railway Ministry officials. According to the official, the decision was made due to an increase in Covid cases and low train occupancy.
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.
CHECK OUT THE COMPLETE LIST OF CANCELLED SPECIAL TRAINS FROM MAY 9:
- 02001/02002 Habibganj-New-Delhi-Habibganj Shatabdi Special
- 02005 New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Special
- 02006 Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02011/012012 New Delhi-Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02013 New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Special
- 02014 Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02017/02018 New Delhi-Dehradun-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02029/02030 New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02039/02040 Kathgodam-New Delhi-Kathgodam Shatabdi Special
- 02045/02046 New Delhi-Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Special
- 02055 New Delhi-Dehradun- Jan Shatabdi Special
- 02056 Dehradun-New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Special
- 02057 New Delhi-Una Himachal Jan Shatabdi Special
- 0258 Una Himachal-New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Special
- Duronto Special- 02263 (Pune-Nizamuddin)
- Duronto Special- 02265 (Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Jammu Tawi)
- Duronto Special- 02266 (Jammu Tawi- Delhi Sarai Rohilla)
- Kota-Dehradun Special- 02401 (Kota- Dehradun)
- Kota-Dehradun Special- 02402 (Dehradun- Kota)
- Rajdhani Special- 02433 (Chennai- Nizamuddin)
- Rajdhani Special- 02434 (Nizamuddin- Chennai)
- Rajdhani Special- 02441 (Bilaspur- New Delhi)
- Rajdhani Special- 02442 (New Delhi- Bilaspur)
- New Delhi-Karta Express Special- 02445 (New Delhi- Katra)
- New Delhi-Karta Express Special- 02446 (Katra-New Delhi)
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla -Bikaner Special- 02455 (Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Bikaner)
- Bikaner -Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special- 02456 (Bikaner -Delhi Sarai Rohilla)
- Sri Shakti Special- 02461 (New Delhi-Katra)
- Sri Shakti Special- 02462 (Katra- New Delhi)
- Sainik Special Express- 04021 (Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Jaipur)
- Sainik Special Express- 04022 (Jaipur- Delhi Sarai Rohilla)
- Dehradun Festival Special- 04041 (Delhi- Dehradun)
- Dehradun Festival Special- 04042 (Dehradun- Delhi)
- Siddhabali Special- 04047 (Kordwar-Delhi)
- Rail Motor Special- 04505 (Kalka- Shimla)
- Rail Motor Special- 04506 (Shimla-Kalka)
- Festival Special- 04515 (Kalka-Shimla)
- Festival Special- 04516 (Shimla-Kalka)
- Himachal Express Special- 04553 (Delhi- Daulatpur Chowk)
- Himachal Express Special- 04554 (Daulatpur Chowk- Delhi)
- Yognagri Rishikesh -Jammu Tawi Express Special- 04605 (Yognagri- Jammu Tawi)
- Yognagri Rishikesh -Jammu Tawi Express Special- 04606 (Jammu Tawi- Yognagri)
- Hemkunt Special- 04609 (Rishikesh- Katra)
- Hemkunt Special- 04610 (Katra- Rishikesh)
- 04639/04640 Mohali- Ferozpur Express Special
- 22439/22440 Vande Bharat Express
Meanwhile, owing to poor patronage, the Eastern Railway has decided to stop running 16 trains as of May 7. Eastern Railway has asked passengers to plan their journeys accordingly and apologized for the inconvenience in a tweet.
It can be recalled that in April, the Indian Railways agreed to cancel 40 train services due to the seriousness of the situation in the aftermath of the second wave of COVID-19, as well as low passenger load.
