Keeping in view the farmers’ agitation in Punjab against agriculture bills, several trains operated by the Northern Railway (NR) zone will remain cancelled or partially cancelled. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the safety of passengers and protection of railway property from any damage. A few pairs of special train services will remain suspended until September 27, 2020. Many freight and parcel trains have also been rescheduled. Here is a list of special trains that are affected due to the Rail Roko agitation against farm bills in Punjab.
Cancellation of Trains
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02053 Haridwar Amritsar COVID 19 Jan Shatabdi Special that leaves from Haridwar Jn (HW) at 14:45 is cancelled on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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02054 Amritsar Haridwar COVID 19 Jan Shatabdi Special that leaves from Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 06:50 is cancelled on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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02425 New Delhi Jammu Tawi Covid 19 AC Special that leaves from New Delhi (NDLS) at 21:10 is cancelled on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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02426 Jammu Tawi New Delhi Covid 19 AC Special that leaves from Jammu Tawi (JAT) at 20:10 is cancelled on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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02408 Amritsar New Jalpaiguri Karmabhoomi Covid 19 SF Special that leaves from Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 09:30 is cancelled on 25 September 2020.
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02926 Paschim (Deluxe) Express Covid 19 Special that leaves from Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 08:10 is cancelled on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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05934 Amritsar Dibrugarh COVID 19 Special that leaves from Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 15:45 is cancelled on 25 September 2020.
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04652 Amritsar Jaynagar Clone Special that leaves from Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 10:55 is cancelled on 25 and 27 September 2020.
Partial Cancellation of Trains
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02904 Golden Temple Mail Covid 19 Special that runs daily is diverted between Amritsar Jn (ASR) and Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) from 25 to 27 September 2020.
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02925 Paschim (Deluxe) Express Covid 19 Special that runs daily is diverted between Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) and Amritsar Jn (ASR) on 25 September 2020.
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02716 Sachkhand COVID 19 Special that runs daily is diverted between Amritsar Jn (ASR) and New Delhi (NDLS) on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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04674 Shaheed Covid 19 Special that runs on every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday is diverted between Amritsar Jn (ASR) and New Delhi (NDLS) on 25 September 2020.
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04649 Saryu Yamuna Covid 19 Special that runs tri-weekly on every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday is diverted between Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) and Amritsar Jn (ASR) on 25 September 2020.
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04650 Saryu Yamuna Covid 19 Special that runs tri-weekly on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday is diverted between Amritsar Jn (ASR) and New Delhi (NDLS) on 26 September 2020.
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03308 Ganga Sutlej COVID 19 Special that runs daily is diverted between Firozpur Cant (FZR) and Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) on 25 and 26 September 2020.
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04653 New Jalpaiguri Amritsar Clone Special that runs weekly on every Friday is diverted between Saharanpur (SRE) and Amritsar Jn (ASR) on 25 September 2020.
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05910 Avadh Assam COVID 19 Special that runs daily is diverted from Hanumangarh Jn to Rohtak Jn on September 25 2020.
Short Termination of Trains
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02715 Sachkhand COVID 19 Special that leaves from Huzur Sahib Nanded (NED) at 9:30 is short terminated at New Delhi (NDLS) on 25 September 2020.
At present Indian Railways has suspended all regular time-table passenger services, including mail/express trains until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The call for 'rail roko' agitation was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee and later different farmers extended their support to it. As many as 31 farmers’ outfits have given a call for a complete shutdown of Punjab on September 25. Farmers in Punjab have expressed apprehension that the Bills would pave a way for dismantling the minimum support price system leaving them at the “mercy" of big corporates.
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020.
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