Many trains cancelled or short terminated in Assam

Guwahati, October 28 (PTI): Many trains have been diverted, cancelled or short terminated in Assam on Monday due to breachof railway track owing to rise in water level between Bokajanand Chongajan railway stations of Northeast Frontier Railway,an NFR release said here.

 

The rise in water level due to rains in the area hasaffected train running since Sunday evening resulting in manytrains being either diverted, cancelled or short terminatedfrom Monday, it said.

 

The release said the trains cancelled Monday are 12086Dibrugarh-Guwahati Shatabdi Express, 15968 Dibrugarh-RangiyaIntercity Express, 55904 Mariani-Dimapur passenger, 55902Tinsukia-Lumding passenger, 12088 Guwahati-Naharlagun ShatabdiExpress, 55903 Dimapur-Mariani passenger, while the 55901Lumding-Tinsukia passenger will remain cancelled on Tuesday.

 

The trains diverted on Monday are 15903 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express via New SisiborgaonRangaparaRangiyainstead of normal route of New TinsukiaDimapurLumding Guwahati, while the 15909 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh AssamExpress diverted via New SisiborgaonRangaparaRangiya insteadof normal route via New TinsukiaDimapurLumdingGuwahati.

 

The short terminated/ partially cancelled trains are15717 Guwahati-Mariani Intercity Express of Sunday will beshort terminated at Bokajan and will remain partiallycancelled between Bokajan and Mariani, 15718 Mariani-GuwahatiIntercity Express of Sunday will start from Dimapur and willremain partially cancelled between Marianai and Dimapur.

 

NFR further said that the 15934 Amritsar-DibrugarhExpress which started from Amritsar on October 25 will beshort terminated at Dimapur and will remain partiallycancelled between Dimapur and Dibrugarh, the 15933 Dibrugarh -Amritsar Express will start from Guwahati on Tuesday as perTime Table timings and will remain partially cancelled betweenDibrugarh and Guwahati.

 

The release further said the 15910 LalgarhDibrugarhAvadh Assam Express which started on October 25 will be shortterminated at Dimapur and will remain partially cancelledbetween Dimapur and Dibrugarh, while the 15909 DN Avadh AssamExpress will start from Guwahati on Tuesday as per Time Tabletimings and will remain partially cancelled between Dibrugarhand Guwahati.