Amid Assam Floods & ‘Agnipath’ Protests, NFR Cancels 10 More Trains

Guwahati: At least 10 more trains have been cancelled by the North-East Frontier Railways (NFR) due to continuous protests in Bihar against the ‘Agnipath’ military recruiting scheme and the recent flood crisis in Assam.

The decision was made in light of widespread agitation that resulted in damage to railway infrastructure, including the burning of train coaches in areas served by the East Central Railway and flood-related damage to railway tracks in Assam’s Lumding and Rangia divisions.

Meanwhile, NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer Sabyasachi De noted that some trains have been cancelled, redirected, rescheduled, short-terminated, and short-originated.

The NFR cancelled 11 trains owing to violent protests in Bihar and eight trains due to flooding in Assam on Friday.

Here are the lists of trains that have been cancelled/diverted/rescheduled/short-terminated/short-originated by the NFR:

Trains cancelled:

1. 15909 Dibrugarh – Lalgarh Express of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
2. 12523 New Jalpaiguri – New Delhi Express of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
3. 12068 Jorhat Town – Guwahati JanShatabdi Express of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
4. 13245 New Jalpaiguri – Rajendranagar Capital Express of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
5. 03315 (Katihar – Samastipur), 02549 (Katihar – Barauni), 05223 & 05225 (Purnea – Saharsha) passenger trains of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
6. 05821 (Rangiya – Rangapara), 05861 (Rangiya – Dekargaon), 05862 (Dekargaon – Rangiya) passenger trains of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
7. 15665 (Guwahati – Mariani) BG Express, 15669 (Guwahati – Dibrugarh) Express, 15603 (Guwahati – Ledo) Intercity Express, 15604 (Ledo – Guwahati) Intercity Express, 05601 (Guwahati – Lumding) passenger, 15815 (Rangiya – Dekargaon) Express, 15895 (Rangiya – Murkongselek) Express, 15906 (Dibrugarh – Kanniyakumari) Vivek Express, 20503 (Dibrugarh – New Delhi) Rajdhani Express, 07538 (Katihar – Tejnarayanpur) DEMU, 07537 (Tejnarayanpur –  Katihar ) DEMU, 15283 (Manihari – Jaynagar) Janki Express  of 18.06.22 will remain cancelled.
8. 15666 (Mariani-Guwahati) BG Express, 15967 (Rangiya – Ledo) Express, 15928 (New Tinsukia – Rangiya) Express, 12067 (Guwahati – Jorhat Town) Jan Shatabdi Express, 05602 (Lumding – Guwahati) passenger, 12424 (New Delhi – Dibrugarh) Rajdhani Express, 15959 (Howrah – Dibrugarh) Kamrup Express, 15894 (Murkongselek – Rangiya) Express, 05893 (Rangiya – Rangapara North) Special, 15909 (Dibrugarh – Lalgarh) Avadh Assam Express of 19.06.22 will remain cancelled.
9. 15657 (Delhi – Kamakhya) Brahmaputra Mail of 20.06.22 will remain cancelled.
10. 22501 (KSR Bengaluru – New Tinsukia) Express, 20504 (New Delhi – Dibrugarh) Rajdhani Express of 21.06.22 will remain cancelled.
11. 15910 (Lalgarh – Dibrugarh) Avadh Assam Express of 22.06.22 will remain cancelled.
12. 15905 (Kanniyakumari – Dibrugarh) Vivek Express of 23.06.22 will remain cancelled.

Short termination/Short origination:

1. 05894 (Rangapara – Rangiya) passenger, 15895 (Rangiya – Murkongselek) Express trains of 18.06.22 will be short terminated at Udalguri
2. 15960 Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express of 17.06.22 will be short terminated at New Misamari and will partially cancel between New Misamari and Howrah.
3. 15960 Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express of 18.06.22 will short originate from Guwahati on 19.06.22 and will partially cancel between Dibrugarh and Guwahati.
4. 12424 New Delhi – Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express of 18.06.22 will be short terminated at Rangiya and will be partially cancelled between Rangiya and Dibrugarh.
5. 12423 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express of 18.06.22 will short originate from Kamakhya on 19.06.22 and will partially cancel between Dibrugarh and Kamakhya.
6. 15816 Dekargaon – Guwahati Express will be short terminated at Rangapara and will remain partially cancel between Rangapara and Guwahati.
7. 22502 (New Tinsukia – KSR Bengaluru) Express now detaining at Harisinga will be short terminated at Harisinga and will partially cancel between Harisinga and KSR Bengaluru.
8. 12423 (Dibrugarh-New Delhi) Rajdhani Express now detaining at Rangapara North will be short terminated at Rangapara North and will partially cancel between Rangapara North and New Delhi.
9. 15904 (Chandigarh – Dibrugarh) Express now detaining at Nalbari will be short terminated at Guwahati and will partially cancel between Guwahati and Dibrugarh.
10. 15910 (Lalgarh – Dibrugarh) Avadh Assam Express now detaining at New Bongaigaon will be short terminated at Guwahati and will partially cancel between Guwahati and Dibrugarh.
11. 22412 (Anand Vihar – Naharlagun) Express now detaining at Barpeta Road will be short terminated at Rangiya and will partially cancel between Rangiya and Naharlagun.
12. 15658 (Kamakhya – Delhi) Brahmaputra Mail of 18.06.22 will be short terminated at Changsari and will partially cancel between Changsari and Delhi.

Rescheduling:

1. 01664 Kamakhya – Rani Kamlapati (Bhopal) Express of 18.06.22 has been rescheduled to leave at 18.00 hrs

Special train:

NFR has also decided to run a special train between Dibrugarh and Lumding to help passengers who have become stranded en route. The train will run on an open schedule with stops at all major stations.