New Delhi, Sept 8 (HS): Train operations on the Haridwar Junction–Motichur section were severely disrupted on Monday after stones fell onto the railway track, prompting Northern Railway to cancel six trains and partially affect 13 others.

According to a railway bulletin, the cancelled services include:

Train No. 22458 Dehradun–Anand Vihar Terminal

Train No. 54342 Dehradun–Saharanpur

Train No. 54482 Rishikesh–Haridwar

Train No. 54483 Haridwar–Rishikesh

Train No. 54341 Saharanpur–Dehradun

Train No. 22457 Anand Vihar Terminal–Dehradun

Train No. 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Puri will depart at 17:00 instead of its usual 05:35 schedule on Monday.

Short-Terminated Trains

13009 Howrah–Yog Nagari Rishikesh (Sept 6) terminated at Haridwar

14632 Amritsar–Dehradun (Sept 7) terminated at Jwalapur

14888 Barmer–Rishikesh (Sept 7) terminated at Haridwar

14113 Subedarganj–Dehradun (Sept 7) terminated at Haridwar

22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Thiruvananthapuram (Sept 8) terminated at Virbhadra

12017 New Delhi–Dehradun (Sept 8) terminated at Haridwar

19031 Sabarmati–Yog Nagari Rishikesh (Sept 7) terminated at Haridwar

Short-Originating Trains

14631 Dehradun–Amritsar (Sept 8) originated from Jwalapur

14816 Rishikesh–Shri Ganganagar (Sept 8) originated from Haridwar

14114 Dehradun–Subedarganj (Sept 8) originated from Haridwar

12018 Dehradun–New Delhi (Sept 8) originated from Haridwar

19032 Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Sabarmati (Sept 8) originated from Haridwar

Railway authorities have advised passengers to check the NTES portal or dial 139 before traveling. Work to clear the track is being carried out on a war footing, and officials expect train operations to return to normal soon.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar