Eight trains cancelled due to agitation in Telanagan region

NEW DELHI: In view of the 48-hour rail blockade called by Telengana supporters in that region from tomorrow, Railways has decided to cancel as many as eight trains to and from Delhi and divert the routes of 22 other trains.

The cancelled trains include New Delhi-Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Express leaving New Delhi today, Hyderabad-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express leaving Hyderabad tomorrow and September 25 and H.Nizamuddin-Secunderabad Doronto Express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin today.

According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, the Duronto express from Secunderabad will consequently be cancelled from there on September 25.

Similarly, H.Nizamuddin-Hyderabad Dakshin Express will be cancelled from here today while the train from Hyderabad will remain cancelled tomorrow and September 25.

Nizamuddin-Vishakhapatnam Link Express will also remain cancelled from here for two days and from there tomorrow and on September 25, the spokesperson said.

The routes of 22 South bound trains including H.Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani Express, H.Nizamuddin - Bangalore Rajdhani Express, Chennai-New Delhi-Chennai G.T.Express and New Delhi- Tiruvanthpuram Kerala Express will be diverted through other routes.

Train services from several other railway zones to the Southern States have been either cancelled, rescheduled or diverted, the spokesperson said.