New Delhi: After four days of disruptions due to Gujjars protests, normal train services were resumed today on the Delhi-Mumbai route via Gangapur city. The Amritsar-Mumbai Central Golden temple Mail would be the first train to hit the tracks on the route.
The decision to resume long distance trains on certain routes, including the Delhi-Mumbai, was taken following a high-level discussion between the Railway Board and Government of Rajasthan, an official release said. The railways have also decided to run two additional pairs of special trains on Jaipur-Ringus Rewari metre gauge route, which has connectivity with Delhi through broad gauge route trains at Rewar, it said.
However, 12 other trains were cancelled, three partially cancelled and eight have been diverted today. Eight trains have been halted at different railway stations. While five trains were cancelled by Northern Railway, one each is cancelled by North Central Railway, West Cetral railway Western railway and East Central Railway. Two trains were cancelled by North Western Railway.