Title - Heavy rains lash Gujarat, traffic disrupted - Eight trains, majority running between Delhi and Mumba

Ahmedabad: Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat on Thursday, disrupting rail and vehicular traffic at several places.

Eight trains, majority running between Delhi and Mumbai, were stuck up at various locations in Gujarat as the tracks at Jekot railway station near Dahod district were submerged in water after incessant rains, railway officials said. “Four local trains have been cancelled.

Eight trains have been held up at various locations as the tracks at Jekot station have been submerged,” Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Vadodara, Udai Shankar Jha said.

The trains held up in Gujarat since morning due to heavy rains are 19019-Bandra Dehradun, 19037 Bandra-Gorakhpur, 12283 Ernakulam-Nizamuddin, 12980 Jaipur-Bandra, 19024 Ferozpur-Mumbai, 12472 Jammutawi-Bandra, 12449 Madgam-Nizamuddin and 12926 Amritsar-Bandra.