Several Mumbai and Pune trains cancelled – Times of India

Nagpur: Ahead of the Diwali festival, thousands of railway passengers will be put to inconvenience on October 27, 28, 29 & 30, after Central Railway cancelled at least 13 mail/express trains to Mumbai and Pune, the most sought route.
Besides, the railways have also short-terminated six trains between Kacheguda-Narkhed-Kacheguda, Amravati-Tirupati-Amravati, Amravati-Surat-Amravati.
According to officials, the trains have been cancelled owing to blocks for infrastructure work at Badnera on the Bhusaval division. Central Railway will undertake blocks for non-interlocking work in connection with merging of up and down goods cabin at Badnera route relay interlocking (RRI) and for providing connectivity to a wagon repair workshop. The RRI is one of the important signalling systems for major yards.
Talking to TOI, Central Railway officials admit ahead of Diwali, all the trains that have been cancelled are drawing packed houses between Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur and Pune-Nagpur-Pune and also have a waiting list. The decision has been taken by the headquarters level. There will be a speed restriction of 30kmph up to 4km in the up and down direction till the completion of the work.
“Considering 1,200 passengers travelling aboard one train, at least 15,000 passengers will be affected due to 13 trains that have been cancelled. These passengers will have to pay through the nose as private bus operators are also charging around Rs 3,000 for one-side fare,” said Rail Yatri Sangh (RYS) president Brij Bhushan Shukla.
Shukla slammed the railways for intimating the passengers at such short notice. “People had booked tickets well in advance and now will be put to grave inconvenience,” he said. tnn
TRAINS CANCELLED
* 02111 CSMT-Amravati (Oct 29 & 30)
* 02112 Amravati–CSMT (Oct 28 & 29)
* 02117 Pune-Amravati (Oct 27)
* 02118 Amravati-Pune (Oct 28)
* 02169 CSMT-Nagpur (Oct 29 & 30)
* 02170 Nagpur-CSMT (Oct 28 & 29)
* 02189 CSMT-Nagpur (Oct 29 & 30)
* 02190 Nagpur-CSMT (Oct 28 & 29)
* 02113 Pune-Nagpur (Oct 30)
* 02114 Nagpur-Pune (Oct 29)
* 02041 Pune-Nagpur (Oct 28)
* 02042 Nagpur-Pune (Oct 29)
TRAINS DIVERTED
* 01137 Ahmedabad-Nagpur (Oct 27) via Bhusaval-Itarsi.
* 01137 Nagpur-Ahmedabad (Oct 28) via Nagpur-Itarsi