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West Central and Western Railways Cancel Delhi-Bound Trains Citing Anticipated Traffic
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News18•09-10-2026, 22:15
West Central and Western Railways Cancel Delhi-Bound Trains Citing Anticipated Traffic
- •The West Central Railway cancelled five Delhi-bound trains including Mahakaushal Express and Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti citing anticipated heavy traffic congestion in the national capital.
- •The Western Railway also cancelled four Delhi-bound trains and rescheduled two others, affecting routes like the Indore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express and Bandra Terminus-Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express.
- •Railway officials maintained that the cancellations were made purely for operational reasons and due to anticipated traffic congestion, denying any link to planned protests in Delhi.
- •The cancellations coincide with a planned protest at Jantar Mantar by the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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The West Central Railway cancelled five Delhi-bound trains including the Mahakaushal Express and Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti, while the Western Railway cancelled trains such as the Dr Ambedkar Nagar-New Delhi Express and Indore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.
The cancellations and schedule adjustments were officially attributed to anticipated heavy traffic congestion and operational reasons in the national capital area on the eve of a planned protest.
The Cockroach Janta Party organized a demonstration at Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities and voter-list tampering during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
