by: Navjeevan Express

W Rly cancels 19 special trains, including Ahmedabad-Chennai, Gandhidham-Tirunelveli, citing poor occupancy

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, MAY 8

The Western Railway (WR) has cancelled 19 special trains from Sunday, May 9 onwards due to decline in the number of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release by the railways said on Friday. The passenger trains have been cancelled till further orders.

According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Rly, details of the special trains which have been cancelled are as under:

CANCELLATION OF JOURNEY COMMENCING ON MAY 9 TILL FURTHER NOTICE

Train No. 09013/09014 Bandra Terminus – Bhusaval Khandesh Special

Train No. 09415 Ahmedabad – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 10

Train No. 09233 Bandra Terminus – Jaipur Superfast Special

Train No. 09220 Ahmedabad – MGR Chennai Central Superfast Special

Train No. 09424 Gandhidham – Tirunelveli Festival Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 11

Train No. 09234 Jaipur – Bandra Terminus Special

Train No. 09055 Valsad – Jodhpur Special

Train No. 09332 Indore – Kochuveli Special

Train No. 09416 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Ahmedabad Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 12

Train No. 09219 MGR Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Superfast Special

Train No. 02908 Hapa – Madgaon Superfast Special

Train No. 09056 Jodhpur – Valsad Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 13

Train No. 09043 Bandra Terminus –Bhagat -Ki-Kothi Special

Train No. 09423 Tirunelveli – Gandhidham Festival Special

Train No. 09262 Porbandar – Kochuveli Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 14

Train No. 02907 Madgaon – Hapa Superfast Special

Train No. 09044 Bhagat-Ki-Kothi ­- Bandra Terminus Special

Train No. 09331 Kochuveli – Indore Special

CANCELLED FROM MAY 16

Train No. 09261 Kochuveli – Porbandar Special