GUWAHATI: – Passenger train service to the Barak Valley, which has been disrupted since last week, will remain suspended for a few more days.
In view of heavy rainfall leading to breach in many places in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section, NFR has decided to cancel some trains.
The 55615 Guwahati-Silchar fast passenger scheduled to leave from Guwahati on May 6 and 7 and the 55616 Silchar-Guwahati fast passenger scheduled to leave from Silchar on May 7 and 8 have been cancelled.
The 25657 Sealdah-Guwahati-Silchar Kanchanjungha Express scheduled to leave from Sealdah on May 7 will be short terminated at Guwahati and will remain cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.
The 25658 Silchar-Guwahati-Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express scheduled to leave from Silchar on May 9 will remain cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati. It will run between Guwahati and Sealdah.
Besides, the 15602 New Delhi-Guwahati-Silchar Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express which started from New Delhi on May 5 will be short terminated at Guwahati and will remain partially cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar.
In addition, the 15601 Silchar-Guwahati-New Delhi Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express scheduled to leave from Silchar on May 9 will remain partially cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati.
The Lumding-Silchar-Badarpur section has witnessed regular disruption in services leading to cancellation of many trains during the past week on account of heavy rainfall, landslides and derailments.
Meanwhile, train services in the Hoiborgaon–Sensuwa section was disrupted for over an hour this afternoon after locals squatted on the tracks to protest against some burning issues. The Guwahati-Hoiborgaon Up Kopili Passenger was delayed by over an hour due to the agitation.
However, train services in the Chaparmukh-Hoiborgaon branch line resumed after 2.40 pm when the agitationists vacated the railway tracks, said NFR PRO Nripen Bhattacharya.
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