The trains had been cancelled by the railways due to poor occupancy rate of passengers amid an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases all over the country.
Train Timings and Stoppages
The train 04141 Prayagraj Udhampur SF Summer Special will depart from its base station Prayagraj Allahabad Junction (PRYJ) at 03:50 pm and reach the destination station Udhampur (UHP) at 12:45 pm the next day. This train will have stops at Fatehpur, Kanpur Central, Bulandshahr, Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Ambala Cant Jn, Ludhiana Jn, Jalandhar Cant, Pathankot Cantt and Jammu Tawi. This train will run from 28th June to 5th July, 2021 on every Monday.
On the return journey the train 04142 Udhampur Prayagraj SF Summer Special will depart from its base station Udhampur (UHP) at 03:40 pm and reach the destination station Prayagraj Allahabad Junction (PRYJ) at 01:20 pm the next day. Enroute this train will halt at Jammu Tawi, Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar, Ludhiana Jn, Ambala Cant Jn, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut City, Bulandshahr, Kanpur Central and Fatehpur. This train will run from 29th June to 6th July, 2021 on every Tuesday.
Railways has suffered various disruptions throughout 2020 and 2021 starting with the nationwide lockdown that was imposed from March 25, 2020. However the railways resumed operations in a staggered manner with the start of Shramik Special to help stranded migrant workers to reach their home states from May 1, 2020.
Indian Railway is hoping to restore its passenger train services to almost pre Covid-19 levels, provided India gets control of the virus which is ravaging the country in a deadly second wave. These trains are also likely to be special trains only and not regular passenger services.
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