New Delhi: Passengers traveling on Northern Railway and North Western Railway in the coming days may face difficulties. This is due to large-scale railway infrastructure upgrades that will affect train operations. With work underway on the automatic block signaling system, the railways will cancel or divert over 250 train trips on routes in these regions.
Passengers who have already booked confirmed tickets may now have to reconsider their travel plans. Those planning trips are advised to check the latest train schedules before leaving home.
From January 27 to February 16, train trips will be cancelled, partially cancelled, diverted, and rescheduled due to the installation of the automatic block signaling system.
Expressing his concern over the disruption to hundreds of train trips, Rishi Kumar, a passenger from Delhi, told ETV Bharat, “While infrastructure upgrades are welcome, the large number of train cancellations is disappointing. It’s good that modern development work is being done for train passengers, but on the other hand, I am very angry that the railways will cancel or divert such a large number of train trips in these areas.”
He added, “The authorities should create a proper contingency plan so that passengers do not face any inconvenience. Passengers, especially those from the lower middle class and poor sections of society who cannot afford air travel, should not suffer due to these difficulties.”
Another passenger, Srikanth Sharma, praised the railway’s move to install the automatic signaling block system, saying it could significantly improve passenger safety. Speaking to ETV Bharat, Sharma said, “Such infrastructure updates will benefit both the railways and the passengers, but the authorities need to plan carefully. The construction work should be carried out during months when passenger traffic is lowest to avoid unnecessary inconvenience to passengers.” The Railways will be undertaking automatic block signaling work as part of the doubling project between Dobh Bhali, Lahli, and Kalanaur Kalan stations on the Bhiwani-Rohtak section of the Bikaner Division. This work will affect rail traffic.
Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, said, “Due to technical work, some train services running on the North Western Railway will be affected.”
According to Northern Railway, due to the commencement of patch doubling work with the automatic block signaling system in the Bikaner Division, some trains will be diverted for a certain period.
Trains to be cancelled (from the originating station):
Bhiwani-Rohtak train service (Train Number 54016) will be cancelled from January 27 to February 16 (21 trips).
Rohtak-Bhiwani train service (Train Number 54013) will be cancelled from January 27 to February 16 (21 trips).
Bhiwani-Rohtak train service (Train Number 54018) will be cancelled from January 27 to February 16 (21 trips).
Rohtak-Bhiwani train service (Train Number 54015) will be cancelled from January 26 to February 15 (21 trips).
Bhiwani-Rohtak train service (Train Number 54014) will be cancelled from January 27 to February 16 (21 trips).
Rohtak-Hansi train service (Train Number 54011) will be cancelled from February 14 to 16 (3 trips).
Hansi-Rohtak train service (Train Number 54012) will be cancelled from February 14 to 16 (3 trips).
Hisar-New Delhi train service (Train Number 54424) will be cancelled on February 14 (1 trip).
New Delhi-Hisar train service (Train Number 54423) will be cancelled on February 14 (1 trip). Partially Cancelled Train
The Delhi-Bhiwani train service (Train No. 54005) from January 27th to February 16th (21 trips) will operate only up to Rohtak from Delhi. This means the train service will be partially cancelled between Rohtak and Bhiwani.
Diverted Trains
The Agartala-Firozpur train service (Train No. 14619), which will depart from Agartala on January 29th, February 5th, and February 12th (3 trips), will run via a diverted route: Rohtak-Jhajjar-Bathinda. On the diverted route, this train service will stop at Jind and Jakhal stations.
The Delhi-Bathinda train service (Train No. 14731), which will depart from Delhi from January 27th to February 12th (17 trips), will run via a diverted route: Rohtak-Dobh Bhali-Meham-Hansi-Hisar-Bathinda. On the diverted route, this train service will have a stop at Meham station.
The Delhi-Bathinda train service (Train No. 14731), which will depart from Delhi from February 13th to February 16th (4 trips), will run via a diverted route: Rohtak-Jakhal-Bathinda. On the diverted route, this train service will stop at Jind and Jakhal stations.
The Bathinda-Delhi train service (Train No. 14732), departing from Bathinda from January 27th to February 12th (17 trips), will operate via a diverted route: Bathinda-Hisar-Hansi-Meham-Dobh Bhali-Rohtak. This train service will stop at Meham station on the diverted route.
The Bathinda-Delhi train service (Train No. 14732), which will depart from Bathinda from February 13th to February 16th (4 trips), will run via a diverted route: Bathinda-Jakhal-Rohtak. This train will stop at Jakhal and Jind stations on the diverted route. The Hisar-New Delhi train service (train number 54424), which will operate from Hisar from February 15th to 16th (2 trips), will run on a diverted route via Hisar-Hansi-Meham-Dobh Bhali-Rohtak. This train service will stop at Meham station on the diverted route.
The New Delhi-Hisar train service (Train Number 54423), scheduled to depart from New Delhi on February 15th (1 trip), will run on a diverted route via Rohtak-Dobh Bhali-Meham-Hansi-Hisar. This train will have a stop at Meham station on the diverted route.
The Bikaner-Haridwar train service (Train Number 14717), departing from Bikaner on January 28, 30, February 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, and 16 (9 trips), will operate on a diverted route via Hisar-Hansi-Meham-Dobh Bhali-Rohtak. This train will have a stop at Meham station on the diverted route.
The Haridwar-Bikaner train service (Train Number 14718), scheduled to depart from Haridwar on January 29, 31, February 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 14 (8 trips), will run on a diverted route via Rohtak-Dobh Bhali-Meham-Hansi-Hisar. This train will have a stop at Meham station on the diverted route.
