Key Takeaways
- The ‘Rail Roko’ protest will affect 163 trains, leading to cancellations, short terminations, short origins, delays, and train stops.
- Railway passengers can get information about affected trains through help desks and public address systems at stations.
- Additional counters have been arranged at main stations for railway passengers to get refunds during the Punjab bandh.
Jaito: An official of the Firozpur Railway Division said that various farmer organisations will organise a ‘Rail Roko’ protest call on Monday.
The protest will result in 163 train cancellations, 19 short terminations, 15 short origins, 15 delays, and 09 train stops.
He said that the trains will be stopped at such places where the railway passengers do not have to face any inconvenience, and they get basic tea and water (food) facilities. To ensure that the railway passengers get information about the affected trains, help desks will be arranged at the stations, and continuous announcements will be made through the public address system.
All the supervisors and commercial inspectors will remain in their headquarters at the stations so that passengers can avail themselves of all the facilities.
For the information of the railway passengers, information about train cancellations, short-terminations, short-originated trains, and diverted trains is also being provided through messages.
Additional counters have been arranged at the main stations for the railway passengers to get refunds.
