Mumbai, May 28: The northbound express trains departing from Mumbai railway station were cancelled on Sunday, creating a lot of hassle to passengers who had booked their tickets in advance. According to The Free Press Journal news report, the northbound trains which ply between North India and Mumbai will be further affected and cancelled from May 27 until June 4. These long-distance trains are cancelled due to the line doubling work (putting more railway tracks) that is being carried out between Janghai-Saraiksarai-Suriyawaan on Lucknow division of the Northern Railway.

Below is the list of northbound long-distance express trains cancelled: 

    • 11059 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Chhapra Gobana Express

    • 11055 -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Gorakhpur Gondan Express

    • 15017 -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -Gorakhpur Express via Allahabad, Varanasi

    • 11053 -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Aajmgarh Express

    • 15018 -Gorakhpur - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express,  by Varanasi, Allahabad.

    • 11060- Chhapra-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gondan Express

    • 11055 -Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gondan Express

    • 11054 - Azamgarh-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express

    • Regulation of trains- 11071- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Varanasi Kamyani Express and 11072 Varanasi-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kamyani Express, which will be departing on 2.6.2018, will be regulated for one hour.

As the trains have been cancelled at the last moment, several passengers slammed the Indian Railways for causing inconvenience. As summer vacations are almost over, many people are now returning from their native places. But due to train cancellation, many have suffered. While Sunil Udasi, the chief public relation officer of central railway's Mumbai in his official press release has requested commuters to co-operate with the authorities for the hassle.

Subash Chandra, taxi-driver was quoted as saying,“Since it is a vacation, we had a family function at our native place due to which we booked 16 tickets so that everyone could travel together. But now we have come to know that all trains have been cancelled and they are refunding the amount."He added the work had not been taken up overnight. It was pre-planned therefore the railways could have informed about the inconvenience to the passengers well in advance, but no such intimation was made. If the authority would have informed the passengers about the work, they could have considered an alternate mode of travelling.

Another annoyed passenger was quoted as saying, "The railway authorities should allot confirmed seats, not refund the amount. After standing in a line for more than five days and if at the last moment they send a notice saying trains will be cancelled, it is very upsetting."

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