Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled
The Hindu
Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Saturday at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.
The South Western Railways (SWR) on Saturday announced cancellation of 33 trains, including three trains which were scheduled to commence from Bengaluru.
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According to a press release from SWR on Saturday, cancelyed trains from Bengaluru are No 12551 SMVT Bengaluru– Kamakhya, No 12864 SMVT Bengaluru – Howrah, and No 12253 SMVT Bengaluru – Bhagalpur.
Most people stranded in the terminal are migrant labourers who came to the railway station to board the train to the northern and eastern parts of the country. he train accident in Odisha had led to the cancellation of many trains to those parts.
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Prem Kumar from Ranchi, who worked as a welder at a construction site in the city for the last eight months, was scheduled to go to his native place to attend the wedding ceremony of his elder brother. However, the cancellation of trains has made him miss the ceremony. “Since we don’t have any permanent house here, we have been stuck in the railway station for the last 24 hours. Railway officials have promised that they will arrange a train at least by Sunday morning,” Mr Kumar said.
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