Trains cancelled: Separate counter for passengers at the Tatanagar railway station

Mail News Service

Jamshedpur, August 5 : Following heavy rains in Mumbai and water logging of tracks in Central Railway ,two trains were cancelled  while movement of a few other trains were affected on Monday.

The Howrah- Mumbai Geetanjali Express ( 12859) and Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express ( 12262) were cancelled today. Both the trains travel via Tatanagar railway station.

“In view of heavy rain followed by water logging and collapsing of a boulder on the railway tracks in  Central Railway both the trains were cancelled today,” said an official circular issued by the office of Chief Passenger Traffic Manager ( CPTM), South Eastern Railway.

An extra counter was opened at Tatanagar railway station for facilitating passengers to cancel their tickets and get back necessary refunds. Movement of as many as  three trains from Mumbai including Howrah-bound Mumbai Mail was affected. The train was running 15 hours behind schedule. On Sunday Howrah-Mumbai Mail and Howrah-LTT Jnaneshwari Express remained cancelled.

Moreover, Mumbai rains have not only made life dejected there but in the city members of Marathi community are also worried lot. Parents of students studying there have been concerned for their children. The family members are relying on social networking sites to get connected.

Ram Mohan of Sonari, said that his son studies there and is facing hardships. He has been calling from somewhere else just to inform us that he is safe. �I am worried. Though situation was normal recently but now the downpour has created a havoc,� said Mohan.

Meanwhile, passengers traveling to other places in Maharashtra are facing harrowing times. Due to cancellation of trains they have no choice left to travel to other places. Due to this, the rush in other trains has increased so much so that the authorities have issued a no-room for trains.

An official of Tatanagar railway station said that they got an information from Garden Reach headquarters of South Eastern Railway ( SER) regarding cancellation, late running and rescheduling of trains. ” Railway has been badly hit due to the heavy rains in Mumbai for the last couple of days. It has led to disruption in movement of trains in the Mumbai-Howrah route,” he said.