The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Saturday (June 15) informed that as many as eight trains linking Agartala and Assam’s Barak Valley have been cancelled for two days due to heavy rainfall.
“Following heavy rain and an alert issued by the meteorological department for the next two days in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section, these eight trains are being cancelled, while another is being rescheduled,” the spokesperson said.
According to the spokesperson from NFR, long-distance trains will continue to ply with speed regulations.
List of Indian Railways cancelled trains
The cancellation affects the Guwahati-Silchar Express, Guwahati-Dullabcherra Express, Rangiya-Silchar Express, and Silchar–New Tinsukia Express, along with their return journeys today and tomorrow.
Additionally, the Agartala–Deoghar Express has been rescheduled to depart at 11:30 pm instead of 7 pm on Saturday.
Long-distance trains passing through the Lumding-Badarpur hill section will continue with speed restrictions as a precautionary measure following alerts from the meteorological department forecasting continued heavy rainfall over the next two days.
Northeast Frontier Railway’s monsoon preparations
Meanwhile, NFR has implemented a series of measures to ensure smooth train operations during the rainy season. Each year, the monsoon poses significant challenges in northeastern states such as Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and southern Assam, often resulting in weeks-long disruptions due to landslides, waterlogging, and track damage, causing hardships for residents.
According to NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Sabyasachi De, detailed strategies have been devised to safeguard railway tracks during the monsoon period.