Mumbai: Central Railway and Western Railway announce cancellation of several long-distance trains

The railways said that poor occupancy in most long-distance trains in wake of the pandemic prompted the decision of cancellations

Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) on Thursday night announced cancellation of several long-distance trains, including August Kranti Rajdhani Express, citing poor occupancy till June end. 

While 26 pairs of trains, have been cancelled on CR, about eight trains have been cancelled on WR.

“Some of these trains had been cancelled or restricted till May 10 and now their cancellations have been extended till June-end,” CR spokesperson said. 

“Due to reduction in passenger numbers in view of the pandemic situation, some trains have been cancelled and frequency of other special trains have been reduced till further advice,” a WR spokesperson said.

List of trains cancelled:-
Train No. 09289 Bandra Terminus – Mahuva Superfast Special
Train No. 02944 Indore – Daund Special
Train No. 02965 Bandra Terminus –  Bhagat -Ki-Kothi Special 
Train No. 02929 Bandra Terminus –  Jaisalmer Festival Superfast Special cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 07.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02953 Mumbai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin A K Rajdhani Special
Train No. 02933/02934 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Karnavati Special
Train No. 09290 Mahuva - Bandra Terminus Superfast Special
Train No. 02943 Daund – Indore Special
Train No. 02966 Bhagat-Ki-Kothi - Bandra Terminus Special
Train No. 02930 Jaisalmer - Bandra Terminus Festival Superfast Special
Train No. 09263 Porbandar – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special
Train No. 09239 Hapa – Bilaspur Special cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 08.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02954 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mumbai Central A K Rajdhani Special, cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 09.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 09264 Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Porbandar Special & Train No. 09240 Bilaspur – Hapa Special, cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 10.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02298 Pune – Ahmedabad Special cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 08.05.21 to 28.06.21.
Train No. 02297 Ahmedabad - Pune Special cancelled w.e.f Journey Commencing On 09.05.21 to 29.06.21.

Reduction in Frequency (from Daily to 4 days a week):-
Train No. 02945 Mumbai Central – Okha Superfast Special will run on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Friday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 07.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02946 Okha – Mumbai Central Superfast Special will run on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 09.05.21 to till further advice.

Reduction in Frequency (from Daily to Tri-weekly):-
Train No. 02919 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar  -  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special will run on Monday, Wednesday & Friday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 07.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02955 Mumbai Central- Jaipur Special & Train No. 02957 Ahmedabad – New Delhi Rajdhani Special will run on Tuesday, Friday & Sunday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 07.05.21 to till further advice. 
Train No. 02927 Dadar – Kevadiya Superfast Special, Train No. 09202 Ahmedabad – Dadar Special
Train No. 02956 Jaipur - Mumbai Central Special
Train No. 02958 New Delhi - Ahmedabad Rajdhani Special will run on Monday, Wednesday & Saturday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 08.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02928 Kevadiya – Dadar Superfast Special
Train No. 09201 Dadar – Ahmedabad Special will run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 09.05.21 to till further advice.
Train No. 02920 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Special will run on Wednesday, Friday & Sunday w.e.f Journey Commencing On 09.05.21 to till further advice.

Central Railway cancellations
The cancellation period of the following trains have been extended from 10.5.2021 upto 30.6.2021 due to poor patronisation.

a) 01027 Dadar-Pandharpur special upto 27.6.2021 & 01028 Pandharpur-Dadar special upto 28.6.2021
b) 01041 Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi special upto 30.6.2021 & 01042 Sainagar Shirdi-Dadar special upto 1.7.2021
c) 01131 Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi special upto 30.6.2021 & 01132 Sainagar Shirdi-Dadar special upto 1.7.2021
d) 01139 CSMT-Gadag special upto 30.6.2021 & 01140 Gadag-CSMT special upto 1.7.2021
e) 01403 Nagpur-Kolhapur special upto 29.6.2021 & 01404 Kolhapur-Nagpur special upto 28.6.2021
f) 01411 CSMT-Kolhapur special upto 1.7.2021 & 01412 Kolhapur-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
g) 02015/02016 CSMT-Pune-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
h) 02035 Pune-Nagpur special upto 1.7.2021 & 02036 Nagpur-Pune special upto 30.6.2021
i) 02041 Pune-Nagpur special upto 24.6.2021 & 02042 Nagpur-Pune special upto 25.6.2021
j) 02043 CSMT-Bidar special upto 30.6.2021 & 02044 Bidar-CSMT special upto 1.7.2021
k) 02109 CSMT-Manmad special upto 1.7.2021 & 02110 Manmad-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
l) 02111 CSMT-Amravati special upto 1.7.2021 & 02112 Amravati-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
m) 02113 Pune-Nagpur special upto 30.6.2021 & 02114 Nagpur-Pune special upto 29.6.2021
n) 02115/02116 CSMT-Solapur-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
o) 02117 Pune-Amravati special upto 30.6.2021 & 02118 Amravati-Pune special upto 1.7.2021
p) 02147 Dadar-Sainagar Shirdi special upto 25.6.2021 & 02148 Sainagar Shirdi -Dadar special upto 26.6.201
q) 02189 CSMT-Nagpur special upto 1.7.2021 & 02190 Nagpur-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
r) 02207 CSMT-Latur special upto 29.6.2021 & 02208 Latur-CSMT special upto 30.6.2021
s) 02223 Pune-Ajni special upto 2.7.2021 & 02224 Ajni-Pune special upto 29.6.2021
t) 02239 Pune-Ajni special upto 26.6.2021 & 02240 Ajni-Pune special upto 27.6.2021.
u) 02271 CSMT-Jalna special upto 30.6.2021 & 02272 Jalna-CSMT special upto 1.7.2021
v) 01223 LTT-Ernakulam special upto 29.6.2021 & 01224 Ernakulam-LTT special upto 30.6.2021
w) 01137 Nagpur-Ahmadabad special upto 30.6.2021 & 01138 Ahmadabad-Nagpur special upto 1.7.2021

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