Amritsar Train Accident: Indian Railways Cancels 37 Trains, Diverts 16; View Complete List
A day after the tragic train accident in Amritsar, the railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 trains on Saturday. As per reports, 10 Mail Express trains and 27 passenger trains are cancelled, while 16 trains are diverted.
Amritsar, October 20: A day after the tragic train accident in Amritsar, the railways cancelled 37 trains and diverted 16 trains on Saturday. As per reports, 10 Mail Express trains and 27 passenger trains are cancelled, while 16 trains are diverted. In addition to this, 10 Mail Express trains and two passenger trains are short terminated and 6 Mail Express trains are short originated. Around 60 people were killed, and at least 70 people were injured in a tragic incident that took place at Joda Phatak crossing in Amritsar on Friday evening as several people had gathered to watch Ravan Dahan.
Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu was the chief guest of the event. As per reports, the train was travelling from Pathankot to Amritsar. Injured were rushed to nearby Civil Hospital. Some of them were also admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital. Punjab Chief Minister has reached the hospital where survivors of the accident are admitted. Yesterday, state cabinet minister also visited the hospital. While speaking to the media, Sidhu said, “It was a sad and an unfortunate incident. It is necessary to understand that it was an accident. There has been negligence, but it was never intentional or motivated.”
Details of the trains cancelled:
1) The train No. 12460 Amritsar – New Delhi Intercity Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 has been cancelled.
2) The train No. 74642 Amritsar – Jalandhar City Passenger train journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been cancelled.
3) The train No. 12054 Amritsar – Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 has been cancelled.
4) The train No. 12053 Haridwar - Amritsar –Jan Shatabdi Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 has been cancelled.
5) The train No. 74675 Amritsar – Pathankot Passenger train journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been cancelled.
6) The train No. 74644 Amritsar – Jalandhar City Passenger train journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been cancelled.
7) The train No. 14681 New Delhi - Jalandhar Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 has been cancelled.
8) The train No. 74672 Pathankot – Amritsar Passenger train journey commencing on 20.10.2018 has been cancelled.
List of trains diverted:
1) The 12715 Nanded - Amritsar Sachkhand Express journey commencing on 18.10.2018 has been diverted to run via Beas - -Tarantarn - Amritsar.
2) The 14632 Amritsar – Dehradun Express journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been diverted to run via Amritsar -Tarantarn - Beas.
3) The 12459 New Delhi -Amritsar Intercity Express journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been diverted to run via Beas -Tarantaran - Amritsar.
4) The 12483 Kochuvelli - Amritsar Express journey commencing on 17.10.2018 has been diverted to run via Beas -Tarantarn - Amritsar.
5) The 12904 Amritsar – Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail journey commencing on 19.10.2018 has been diverted to run via Amritsar-Tarantaran-Beas.
Trains Short Terminated:
1) The 12013 New Delhi – Amritsar Shatabdi Express journey commencing from 19.10.2018 will be short terminated at Jalandhar City.
2) The 12925 Bandra Terminus – Amritsar Paschim Express journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Mananwala.
3) The 15211 Darbhanga – Amritsar Jan Nayak Express journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Ambala.
4) The 14673 Jay Nagar – Amritsar Shaheed Express journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Ladhowal.
5) The 54616 Pathankot – Amritsar Passenger journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will short terminated at Verka.
6) The 12053 Haridwar – Amritsar Janshatabdi Express journey commencing from 19.10.2018 will be short terminated at Phagwara.
7) The 12241 Chandigarh – Amritsar Superfast Express journey commencing from 19.10.2018 will be short terminated at Kartapur.
8) The 18237 Bilaspur – Amritsar Chhatisgarh Express journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Ludhiana.
9) The 12903 Bandra Terminus – Amritsar Golden Temple Mail journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Ludhiana.
10) The 12203 Saharsa – Amritsar Garib Rath Express journey commencing from 18.10.2018 will be short terminated at Ludhiana.
The 12242 Amritsar – Chandigarh Superfast Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 will short originate from Jalandhar City.
Trains Short Originated:
1) The 15210 Amritsar – Saharsa Jansewa Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 will short originating from Ambala.
2) The 18238 Amritsar – Bilaspur Chhatisgarh Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 will short originating from Ambala.
3) The 12014 Amritsar – New Delhi Shatabdi Express journey commencing on 20.10.2018 will short originating from Jalandhar City
4) The 12904 Amritsar – Bandra Terminus Golden Temple Mail journey commencing on 20.10.2018 will short originating from Ambala.
However, sources in the Indian Railways told a leading daily that the incident could have been averted had local railway officials informed railway authorities about the Ravan Dahan event near tracks. The incident site falls under Ferozepur division of Northern Railway, which did not issue ''temporary caution order' to alert drivers to slow down at certain sections as Ravan effigies were being burnt near tracks, sources said. They also said loco pilots of the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) local train and the Amritsar Howrah Mail that crossed the section at high speed did not apply emergency brakes even when the crowd on tracks was visible from a considerable distance due to light following fireworks.
Meanwhile, No action has so far been initiated against the organisers, who are leaders of the ruling Congress in Punjab, of the Dusshera event. Railway officials are also gathering information from the railway linemen posted along the tracks near the Jora Phatak area who failed to inform the DMU driver regarding the presence of over 700 people on the railway tracks.
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