IRCTC: THESE 16 special trains stand cancelled from tomorrow— Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata routes among those affected

Covid 19 surge has finally affected operations of trains. India Railways will be cancelling as many as 16 special trains from tomorrow, May 7. This comes amid spike in corona cases and low occupancy. The second wave of covid has forced many state governments to take stringent measures by imposing curfews, because of which the travel has come to standstill.

Issuing a statement through the official Twitter handle, the Eastern Railways said that the train services will be discontinued due to poor patronization until further notice. Starting from tomorrow, May 7, these 16 special train services will not be available for passengers.  

These cancelled trains were operating on the routes between Howrah, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Kolkata, and few others. These services come under the administration of the Eastern Railways zone – headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.  

Discontinuation of services of few trains due to poor patronization pic.twitter.com/I9HPKQ1lkD

— Eastern Railway (@EasternRailway) May 3, 2021

Check out the list of the special trains cancelled are below:

Train Number 02019 Howrah-Ranchi

Train Number 02020 Ranchi-Howrah

Train Number 02339 Howrah-Dhanbad

Train Number 02340 Dhanbad­ Howrah

Train Number 03027 Howrah-Azimganj

Train Number 03028 Azimganj-Howrah

Train Number 03047 Howrah-Rampurhat

Train Number 03048 Rampurhat-Howrah

Train Number 03117 Kolkata-Lalgola

Train Number 03118 Lalgola-Kolkata

Train Number 03187 Sealdah­ Rampurhat

Train Number 03188 Rampurhat-Sealdah

Train Number 03401 Bhagalpur­Danapur

Train Number 03402 Danapur-Bhagalpur

Train Number 03502 Asansol-Haldia

Train Number 03501 Haldia-Asansol

Earlier in April, the Indian Railways had cancelled around 40 train services as COVID situation was getting grim, and also because of the low passenger load.  

North Western Railway (NWR) region deputy general manager Lt Shashi Kiran had that time said that the cancellation of these 40 trains will remain suspended till further orders.