The East-Central Railway also canceled several long-distance trains on Sunday and changed timings for the sake of passenger safety and security.
Multiple long-distance trains on East-Central Railway canceled. File image.
Agnipath protests have spread to 13 states of the country. Protesters have been accused of vandalizing trains, setting fires and attacking stations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Over the last three days, a number of trains have been canceled, train timings have been changed and some trains have been shortened due to fires in different states. The East-Central Railway also canceled...
more... several long-distance trains on Sunday and changed timings for the sake of passenger safety and security.
The East-Central Railway said in a statement that 13545 Asansol-Gaya Express, 12317 Kolkata-Joynagar Express, 13031 Howrah-Joynagar Express, 13401 Bhagalpur-Danapur Express, 13419 Bhag, 13419 Bhag, 13419 Bhag have been canceled due to the firefight protest. Express, 13404 Bhagalpur-Ranchi Forest Express and 13415 Malda Town-Patna Express. Besides, 15049 Kolkata-Gorakhpur East Express, 1604 Godda-Ranchi Express, 13319 Dumka-Ranchi Express, 13553 Asansol-Varanasi Memu Express have been canceled. Canceled 03573 JCD-Kiul Memu Passenger.
Also canceled are 13021 Howrah-Roxaul Mithila Express, 13206 JCD-Patna Express, 13175 Sealdah-Joynagar Gangasagar Express, 13023 Howrah-Gaya Express, 13009 Howrah-Yognagari 1 Express (Rajpati). Sitamarhi Mithilanchal Express, 13019 Howrah-Kathgudam Bagh Express, 13029 Howrah-Mokama Express, 12311 Howrah-Kalka Netaji Express, 03131 Sealdah-Gorakhpur Express.
Several train times have also been changed. These are: 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawai Express which will leave at 3 pm on Sunday, 12371 Howrah-New Delhi Purba Express which will leave at 4:50 pm. 12305 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will leave at 3:15 pm. 12369 Howrah-Dehradun Kumbh Express will leave at 4:10 pm. 12335 Bhagalpur Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express will leave at 5 pm. 1238 Bhagalpur-Anandbihar (T) Vikramshila Express will leave at 7 pm.
The route has been shortened to 13409 Malda Town-Kiul Intercity Express. This train will go to Jamalpur. 13401 Kiul-Malda Town Intercity Express. This train will run from Jamalpur.
Translated from Google. Might have errors