Cancellation of trains leaves commuters hassled

Amritsar, December 20

Thousands of passengers were inconvenienced as large number of trains were cancelled and short-terminated due to the rail blockade here on Monday. Passengers reaching the Amritsar Railway station were shocked to find the train services stalled. As a result, they flocked the enquiry window for trains update but the staff was unable to give any final time for restoration of trains. A local Pardeep Kumar said his family was to attend the post death ceremony of his father in law in Delhi. However, due to non-availability of trains they had to use costly taxi.

Similarly, several inbound passengers had to catch taxis and buses from Beas, where several trains short terminated their operations. A large section of passengers were tourists whose tickets were reserved. Many of them had to catch connecting trains from other stations. Taxi and private bus operators hiked their rates after finding a surge in the number of passengers— TNS