G20 Summit Prep: As Delhi will host the G20 Summit on September 9-10, Northern Railways has decided to suspend and reroute more than 200 passenger trains for three days, from September 8 to September 11, in Delhi. The majority of these trains travel from Delhi to the Sonipat-Panipat, Rohtak, Rewari, and Palwal routes in South Haryana.
G20 Summit Prep: Indian Railways Cancels Over 200 Trains in Delhi
On September 9, over 90 trains have been cancelled, according to a notification. Additionally, more than one hundred passenger trains will be cancelled on September 10. In addition, on September 11, the Delhi-Rewari Express Special and Rewari-Delhi Express Special trains will be cancelled.
In addition, a number of trains that were originally scheduled to originate or terminate at the New Delhi railway station during that period will now do so at the Ghaziabad or Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations. India will host the G20 Summit in the national capital on September 9 and 10. Check the following:
Keeping in view the security and other important arrangement for prestigious #G20Summit 2023 in Delhi Area, Railways have made ‘Train Handling Plan’ as under. The Passengers are requested to plan their journey on the dates shown accordingly :- pic.twitter.com/UuGdA7MbwB
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) September 2, 2023
The G20 summit in New Delhi will feature the “largest participation” in the organization’s history, with provisions already in place for the mega event, including accommodations for the leaders of member countries and invited guest nations.
The Group of Twenty (G20) consists of 19 nations, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union. India has invited Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain, and the UAE to participate in the mega event as guest nations.