IRCTC Latest News: Railways Cancels 16 Special Train Services From May 7 | Check Full List Here

Indian Railways news: In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus and due to low occupancy, the Indian Railways authorities have decided to cancel 16 special train services operating on the routes between Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata, and few others. These special train services are being run by the IRCTC and come under the administration of the Eastern Railways zone – headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Issuing a statement, the Eastern Railways said that the train services will be discontinued due to poor patronization until further notice.

Starting from tomorrow, May 7, these 16 special train services will not be available for passengers.

Here is the complete list of cancelled trains along with details of train number, routes and frequency.

  1. Train Number 02019 Howrah-Ranchi
  2. Train Number 02020 Ranchi-Howrah
  3. Train Number 02339 Howrah-Dhanbad
  4. Train Number 02340 Dhanbad­ Howrah
  5. Train Number 03027 Howrah-Azimganj
  6. Train Number 03028 Azimganj-Howrah
  7. Train Number 03047 Howrah-Rampurhat
  8. Train Number 03048 Rampurhat-Howrah
  9. Train Number 03117 Kolkata-Lalgola
  10. Train Number 03118 Lalgola-Kolkata
  11. Train Number 03187 Sealdah­ Rampurhat
  12. Train Number 03188 Rampurhat-Sealdah
  13. Train Number 03401 Bhagalpur­Danapur
  14. Train Number 03402 Danapur-Bhagalpur
  15. Train Number 03502 Asansol-Haldia
  16. Train Number 03501 Haldia-Asansol

 

It may be recalled that in April, considering the severity of the situation in the aftermath of the second wave of COVID-19 and also owing to low passenger load, the Indian Railways has decided to cancell 40 train services.

North Western Railway (NWR) region deputy general manager Lt. Shashi Kiran said that the cancellation of these 40 trains will remain suspended till further orders.

The South Central Railway (SCR) has also cancelled 10 trains scheduled to run between April 28 and June 1. These trains ply on the routes such as Mumbai, Nagpur, Secundrabad, Hyderabad.

 

Mean-while, Indian Railways has made available a fleet of more than 4400 covid care isolation coaches with about 70,000 beds. These coaches can be moved easily on the Indian Railways network and positioned at places of demand. In the latest update, with Gujarat and Nagaland seeking covid care isolation coaches, the national transporter has swiftly catered to the states’ demand and positioned the covid care coaches at Sabarmati, Chandlodiya and Dimapur respectively. At present, 232 coaches have been handed over to various states as per their demand with a bed-capacity of over 4000 beds