Railways cancels more passenger trains as power crisis worsens in country

The total number of trips called off across northern railway and south east central railway has reached 1081.

The railways ministry halted more passenger trains on Thursday, reacting to the power crisis across India and days after the government said that it will not make such cancellations.

With the latest, the total number of trips cancelled across northern railway (NR) and south east central railway (SECR) has reached 1081, government officials said. Last week, the government had cancelled 753 trips of 42 trains.

“1041 trips of 40 trains operating in the SECR zone will be cancelled for movement of coal rakes up to 24 May. This includes previously cancelled trains,” a railways official said. Two pairs of cancelled