RailEnquiry

Chandigarh:
The passengers at the Chandigarh railway station had a harrowing time after three trains for the Chandigarh-Lucknow route were cancelled today.The trains were cancelled as the rail link between Jagadhari and Kalanaur was blocked after an over bridge collapsed due to flooding on Sunday evening.The Chandigarh-Lucknow Express (scheduled to depart at 5.15 pm), Unchahar Express (from Chandigarh to Allahabad, scheduled to depart at 4.20pm) and Sadbhavna Express (Chandigarh to Lucknow, scheduled to depart at 5.50 pm) were cancelled forcing the passengers to wait for several hours at the station.As the passengers heading for Lucknow had some hope for rescheduling of the Unchahar Express at 11.35pm, they preferred to wait for the train. “The train was to depart at 4.20 pm. So, we reached the station well in advance. Upon reaching here, we learnt that the train had been cancelled. We cannot even go back to home immediately since we came here from Baddi,” said Somwati, who was waiting for another train.Another passenger, Raju, who reached the station along with his children to board the Chandigarh-Lucknow Express, had spent anxious moments for several hours since going back to his home in Saketari was not easy. “We had an important function to attend in Lucknow. It is very difficult to travel with children. Now, we will have to wait for many hours to catch another train,” he said. The officials said they were trying to clear the lines. “The trains on this route had to be cancelled due to the bridge collapse. We are trying to clear the lines so that the passengers do not remain stranded for long,” said Senior CDM, Northern Railway, Gulshan Kumar.Another passenger, Sri Ram, said: “For travelling a distance of few kilometres till Panipat, we will have to wait for several hours since we have bought the tickets and cannot get the refund right now.”