70 trains cancelled in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday

The Railways is cancelling 70 passenger/short distance express trains and MMTS (a local service) on Saturday due to large-scale damage to tracks,signalling equipment and other installations during the bandh in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.

The Railways is cancelling 70 passenger/short distance express trains and MMTS (a local service) on Saturday due to large-scale damage to tracks,signalling equipment and other installations during the bandh in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.

“The large-scale damage to tracks,vital signaling equipment and other installations during yesterday’s bandh in Telangana has resulted in disruption of services and hence 70 trains have been cancelled for tomorrow,” a South Central Railways (SCR) official said.

The Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) trains between Secunderabad and Falaknuma here apart from passenger/short distance express trains plying under Secunderabad-Kazipet,Kazipet-Dornakal,Kazipet-Ballarshah,Secunderabad-Mudkhed and Secunderabad-Mahabubnagar sections will not be operated.

“It has been decided not to run these trains as a precautionary measure. Damage to a single signalling panel causes a loss of more than Rs one crore. We cannot afford to suffer such losses. Besides,repair works are underway,” SCR Chief Public Relations Officer Chandrima Roy said.

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