Samaikyandhra Protests Hit Rail Services
In view of the protests at Dharmavaram station, the South Central Railway is forced to divert and cancel trains.
Hyderabad | 1st August 2013
In view of the Samaikyandhra agitation at Dharmavaram station, the South Central Railway has diverted one train, partially cancelled 4 trains, and cancelled 4 other trains.
According to the SCR, Train No. 11013, the Mumbai LTT-Coimbatore Express, which departed from Mumbai LTT on 31st July, 2013, was diverted to run via Guntakal, Bellary, Chikajajur and Bangalore.
Similarly, Train No. 57475, the Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger, which departed from Tirupati at 9:20am on Thursday, has been partially cancelled between Kadiri and Guntakal. and will run back as Train No. 57476 from Kadiri to Tirupati.
Train No. 57476, the Guntakal-Tirupati Passenger, which departed from Guntakal at 7am hrs on Thursday, has been partially cancelled between Dharmavaram and Tiruapti, and will run back as Train No. 57475 from Dharmavaram to Guntakal.
Train No. 564504, the Vijayawada-Yesvantapur Passenger, which departed from Vijayawada on 31st July, has been partially cancelled between Anantapur and Yesvantapur. It will run back as Train No. 56503 from Anantapur to Vijayawada.
Train No. 56503, the Yesvantapur-Vijayawada Passenger, which departed from Yesvantapur at 8am, was terminated at a station on South Western Railway.
The SCR has cancelled the following trains as well: Guntakal-Hindupur Passenger, Hindupur-Guntakal, Guntakal-Tirupati Passenger and Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger. (INN)
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