Several Delhi-bound trains for October 9 have been cancelled or rescheduled ahead of a protest called by a regional group at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on October 10. The move comes after authorities anticipated road traffic congestion near major Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations. The changes are likely to affect traveler from Jabalpur, Indore, Mumbai and other cities.

Besides, reports suggested that over a dozen students travelling on the Goa Express to participate in protests against the central government in Delhi, were made to deboard at Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh. However, the reason or circumstances of the incident could not be verified independently.

Railway authorities have cited the possible traffic congestion and restriction of movement around major railway stations as the reason for cancelling the services.

Three Jabalpur-Delhi Trains Cancelled

 As many as three Jabalpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin trains were cancelled for October 9, according to railways. These include:

Train No. 22181: Jabalpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin

Train No. 12189: Jabalpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin

Train No. 12121: Jabalpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin

The railways announced the cancellations through an official social media account on Friday informing the passengers of the one-day postponements.

Five More Trains Cancelled

Five other trains that were scheduled to run on October 9 have been cancelled. These include:

Train No. 20155: Dr Ambedkar Nagar–New Delhi

Train No. 09309: Indore–Hazrat Nizamuddin

Train No. 12415: Indore–New Delhi

Train No. 12247: Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin

Train No. 12957: Sabarmati–New Delhi

It is to be noted that all these services are scheduled to arrive at their destination on October 10.

Two Mumbai Central Trains Rescheduled

In another development two Mumbai Central-bound trains have been rescheduled by five hours.

Train No. 12951, which was to depart at 5 pm on October 9 will now leave at 10 pm while the train No. 12953, which was to depart at 5.10 pm will now leave at 10.10 pm. Both the trains are set to arrive at Delhi on October 10.

Passengers Advised to Check Status of Train

West Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Madhur Verma stated that the cancellations and postponements were done following a Railway Board communication which cautioned against severe traffic congestion near New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Passengers heading to the national capital have been advised to check the status of the trains before reporting at the station.