70 trains cancelled in Andhra Pradesh tomorrow

HYDERABAD: Railways is cancelling 70 passenger and short distance express trains tomorrow due to large-scale damage to tracks, signalling equipment and other installations during the bandh in Telangana region.

"The large-scale damage to tracks, vital signalling equipments and other installations during yesterday's bandh in Telangana has resulted in disruption of services and hence 70 trains have been cancelled for tomorrow," SCR Chief Public Relations Officer Chandrima Roy said here today.

Passenger/short distance express trains plying on Secunderabad-Kazipet, Kazipet-Dornakal, Kazipet-Ballarshah, Secunderabad-Mudkhed and Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar sections, among others, will not be operated.

"It has been decided not to run these trains as a precautionary measure. Damage to a single signalling panel causes a loss of more than Rs one crore. We cannot afford to suffer such losses," Roy said.

"Repair works are underway and it will take some time before things are set," Roy added.