Rail traffic badly affected due to rains

LUCKNOW: Train traffic was significantly affected due to rains in the state, causing inconvenience to the passengers on Tuesday. While several trains were running late, a couple had to be cancelled as the tracks were immersed in water. Railway officials and staff had to put in extra effort to manage the rush of passengers. Officials in the Norther Railway division of Indian Railways stated that the Muzaffarpur-Ambala special train and Banaras-Chandigarh express were cancelled near Saharapur due to zero visibility of the tracks. The passengers were brought back to Lucknow and alternate arrangements had to be made to help the passengers reach their destination. Passengers alleged that they were left to fend for themselves. Some of them stated that announcements were not being made properly. Many passengers were stuck inside the trains when it stopped on the track waiting for rain to stop and visibility to be restored. The Lokmanya Mumbai Lucknow express, for instance was running late by 12 hours while the Lucknow Mail two hours and 45 minutes ahead of the usual arrival time. The Guwahati Okha express and duplicate Punjab mail were running three hours late and the Akaal Takht express that connects Lucknow with Amritsar was seven hours behind scheduled time. Officials admitted that another two dozen trains were running late by 1-2 hours. Heavy rains in the eastern parts of the state affected rail traffic in section between Gonda and Mailani. Officials in the North Eastern Railways division informed that in order to ensure the safety of the passengers, train traffic was stopped. The Mailani Paliyan Kala Mailani passenger train had to be cancelled while the gonda mailani passenger had to be terminated near paliyan kala.

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