Farmers block a railway track during a protest at Jandiala Guru.

Tribune News Service
AMRITSAR, NOVEMBER 25

Five trains departed and one arrived at the Amritsar Railway station on Wednesday.

All trains used Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Beas route for the journey. The departed trains included 02716 Sachkhand Express, 02926 Paschim Express, 4650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express and 09026 Amritsar-Bandra Terminus chugged out of their scheduled time from the local railway station.

The sole arrival train was 02903 Mumbai Central-Amritsar Express special. As per the schedule, two trains will arrive and depart from the local station on Thursday.

Passengers wait for their train at the railway station in Amritsar.

Earlier on Tuesday, the train movement resumed at the local railway station here, 62 days after the rail blockade imposed by the farmers’ organisations.

Due to the farmers’ agitation, the railway authorities cancelled the scheduled run of New Jalpaiguri-Amritsar Express for November 27.

Detail of diverted trains include 02904 Amritsar-Mumbai Central Express special, 02903 Mumbai Central-Amritsar Express special JCO, the 04650/74 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express special and 04649/73 Jaynagar-Amritsar Express special were diverted to run via Beas-Tarn Taran-Amritsar.

Following trains will be short terminated and originated. These trains are 08237 Korba-Amritsar Express will be short terminated at Ambala on November 25. Consequently, the 08238 Amritsar-Korba Express will short originate from Ambala on November 27 and will remain partially cancelled between Ambala-Amritsar-Ambala.

The 02715 Nanded-Amritsar Express was short terminated in New Delhi. Consequently, the 02716 Amritsar-Nanded Express will short originate from New Delhi on November 27 and will remain partially cancelled between New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi.

The 02925 Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Express was short terminated at Chandigarh. Consequently, the 02926 Amritsar-Bandra Terminus express will short originate from Chandigarh on November 27 and will remain partially cancelled between Chandigarh-Amritsar-Chandigarh. The 04652 Amritsar-Jaynagar will short originate from Ambala and remain partially cancelled between Ambala and Amritsar on November 27.