Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s spokesperson, Dilip Kumar Sharma in a press meet on Saturday said that the Congress has demanded the resumption of all the 12 trains that were secretly cancelled in Assam.
During the press meet, Dilip Kumar Sharma said that the trains were cancelled for a few months citing that there was a COVID-19 outbreak but now after the situation improved, 12 trains were secretly cancelled from Assam in the guise of lockdown.
The trains cancelled from Assam are–
- 1207 Dibrugarh Shatabdi
- 15942 Jhajha Express
- 12525 Kolkata Superfast
- 15617 Mariani Intercity
- 1571 Kamakhya Intercity
- 15911 Naharlagun Intercity
- 15605 Furkating Intercity
- 55903 Mariani Passenger
- 65911 Dangori passenger
- 55665 Silchar Passenger
- 55605 Murkongselek Passenger
- 55618 New Bangaigaon Passenger
Many Passengers traveling by bus and other modes of road transportation has always been expensive. The government should take this into consideration but without any word, the railways just cancelled some of the most important trains for the commuters.
Dilip Kumar Sharma said that Congress is not against the upgrading of the trains but it is not a valid point to simply reduce stations. The railways should just introduce new express trains to give some relief to the regular passengers.
Even farmers who use railways for the transportation of their products are in dismay due to the ongoing situation and price hikes.
