47 trains cancelled to foil Telangana million march
March 10th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) In an attempt to foil the million march demanding statehood for Telangana, the authorities Thursday cancelled 47 trains coming here from various parts of the region in Andhra Pradesh.
South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled four express trains and 43 passenger trains, connecting various districts of Telangana with Hyderabad.
The authorities also suspended Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) train services on three out of four routes in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and the outskirts.
The Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) plans to hold the million march in Hyderabad Thursday afternoon to press for a bill in parliament for separate statehood to Telangana.
The sudden cancellation of trains caused severe inconvenience to passengers. Even trains coming from the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions but passing through Telangana have been cancelled.
The cancelled trains include those coming from Warangal, Kazipet, Mahabubnagar, Kamareddy, Miryalguda and Kurnool.
This is the second time this month that trains have been cancelled in the Telangana region. The railways had to cancel all trains in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana due to the daylong rail blockade by TJAC March 1.
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- Telangana supporters paralyse rail traffic for separate state (Third Lead) - Mar 01, 2011
- Telangana supporters disrupt train traffic (Second Lead) - Mar 01, 2011
- 147 trains cancelled in view of Telangana blockade (Lead) - Jul 13, 2011
- Blockade brings Telangana train traffic to standstill - Jul 14, 2011
- 124 trains cancelled in Telangana due to blockade - Oct 14, 2011
- Train services to come to standstill in Telangana - Sep 23, 2011
- Two-day Telangana shutdown begins, bus transport paralysed - Jul 05, 2011
- 23 trains cancelled ahead of Telangana rail blockade (Lead) - Feb 28, 2011
- Rail blockade ends in Telangana, road transport still paralysed - Sep 25, 2011
- Telangana comes to a halt as all train services cancelled - Sep 24, 2011
- Telangana rail blockade to hit movement of trains - Jul 13, 2011
- Telangana stir hits Andhra Pradesh, rail traffic blocked - Mar 01, 2011
- Over 200 trains cancelled in Telangana - Sep 23, 2011
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