New Delhi: Around 1.5 lakh passengers in 300 trains suffered delays as the power grid failure crippled operations across eight divisions of the northern railway on Monday, while 200 goods trains were cancelled, said railway officials.
The cancellation of goods trains, in order to accord priority to movement of the stalled passenger trains, resulted in a revenue loss of over Rs 100 crore, officials said.
According to the railways, electricity supply to the network has been restored in most places but many trains, including the prestigious Rajdhani, Shatabdi and express trains, were still running hours behind their schedules.
"We can't make up for the loss but we are trying to restore normalcy."
Officials said the northern power grid failure hit the train operations at around 2.30 am.
Power supply was also arranged from areas not affected by the grid failure and in some places, diesel engines were deployed to pull the trains, they said.
He said that in order to ensure safety and security of the passengers, who suffered due to delay in train operations in the early morning hours, the railways had also deployed Railway Protection Force and coordinated with the local police across the Northern Railway network.
The cancellation of goods trains, in order to accord priority to movement of the stalled passenger trains, resulted in a revenue loss of over Rs 100 crore, officials said.
According to the railways, electricity supply to the network has been restored in most places but many trains, including the prestigious Rajdhani, Shatabdi and express trains, were still running hours behind their schedules.
"We can't make up for the loss but we are trying to restore normalcy."
Advertisement
Officials said the northern power grid failure hit the train operations at around 2.30 am.
Advertisement
Power supply was also arranged from areas not affected by the grid failure and in some places, diesel engines were deployed to pull the trains, they said.
Advertisement
He said that in order to ensure safety and security of the passengers, who suffered due to delay in train operations in the early morning hours, the railways had also deployed Railway Protection Force and coordinated with the local police across the Northern Railway network.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
UK Man Steals So Much Electricity From Neighbours That Their Teenage Daughter Had To Get A Job Rs 1,200 Crore Needed For India's Electric Car Revolution: Top Scientist Suzuki Announces Technology Strategy For The Next 10 Years On CCTV, Gym Trainer Picks Up Club, Hits Mumbai Man On Head During Workout 'Entire NEET Paper Solved In 45 Minutes Before Exam?': Top Court To Centre "In Order To See...": Trump On Why He Tilted Head Before Assassin Fired Trump Shooter's Father Called Cops About Missing Gun Before Attack: Report Application Process For Chief Engineer, Project Manager Begins Hulk Hogan Tears Off Shirt In Support Of Donald Trump At Republican Event Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.