Hyderabad: MMTS and Metro services have been cancelled as a result of violent protests which broke out at Secunderabad Railway station on Friday against the Union government’s Agnipath scheme.
Further, all shops around Secunderabad have been shut and a curfew has been imposed around the railway station. All major roads around the area have also been blocked.
Violent mobs set on fire East Coast Express, Rajkot Express, and Ajanta Express. 71 trains including 65 from Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System and six express trains have been cancelled so far.
The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled nine services from Hyderabad to Lingampalli, eight from Lingampalli to Hyderabad, 12 from Falaknuma to Lingampalli, 13 from Lingampalli to Falaknuma, and two from Falaknuma to Hyderabad and Ramachandrapuram to Falaknuma.
Also Read One dead, many injured, all aggrieved: Hyderabad’s Agnipath protestors An official account of L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail has made an announcement through the tweet stating that “Passengers are informed that due to some disturbance in the city, all operations in all three lines of Hyderabad Metro Rail stand suspended till further notice. passengers are advised to take care and make alternate arrangements.” #importantannouncement pic.twitter.com/bp4uzkOTJ2 — L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail (@ltmhyd) June 17, 2022 Cancellation of MMTS Train Services today 17.06.2022 @drmhyb @drmsecunderabad pic.twitter.com/s9lWRl4u48 — South Central Railway (@SCRailwayIndia) June 17, 2022 MMTS train cancellation:
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