The services of Shri Shakti Express train were briefly halted at Jammu railway station on Monday (May 27) as two individuals, including a woman, protested over train cancellations and a lack of timely information about the train schedule.
According to PTI, a young man and his female relative sat on the tracks as the Shri Shakti Express was arriving at the Jammu railway station from New Delhi on Monday. The train was briefly stopped at the entry to the station on track number one. The police detained the pair shortly after, and the train resumed its journey following a brief halt.
Train passengers protest against train cancellations
A relative of the protesters explained that their actions were a result of extreme frustration and acknowledged that it was a wrong step. “We have been visiting Jammu and Kashmir and have been stranded here for days due to train cancellations. We repeatedly asked the railways for updates on our journey, but received no information. With temperatures exceeding 42 degrees Celsius amid extreme heatwave, we reached a point,” the relative said, PTI reported.
According to PTI’s report, a case was registered against the two, and they were released later. The Jammu railway station remains crowded with hundreds of passengers waiting for trains amidst ongoing cancellations caused by farmers’ protests in Ambala, which have been disrupting services for nearly two weeks.