NEW DELHI:
Samjhauta Express has finally stopped from both the Indian and Pakistani ends. The
Indian Railways on Sunday announced cancellation of the train that plied between Delhi and
Attari
carrying Pakistan-bound passengers.
Pakistan had on Thursday announced suspending the bi-weekly train service connecting
Lahore
and Delhi.
“Consequent to Pakistan’s decision to cancel Samjhauta Express running between Lahore and Attari, the link express train number running between Delhi and Attari also stands cancelled,” Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said. The railways runs the train on Sundays from Delhi to Attari and back, while Pakistan runs the train between Lahore and Attari. Passengers needed to change trains at Attari station. “So, running a train from here carrying passengers doesn’t help when they can’t get a train across the border,” said an official.
Pakistani railway minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad had said coaches of Samjhauta Express would be used for passengers travelling on Eid.