Agnipath row: Amid train cancellations, air fares soar to ₹29K on some routes

Amid nationwide protests against the Agnipath recruitment scheme and a nationwide Bharat Bandh on Monday, passengers were left in the lurch as hundreds of trains were cancelled and prices of flight tickets went through the roof.

The Railways said that more than 595 trains were cancelled during the day, which included 208 mail express and a total of 379 passenger trains. Four mail express and six passenger trains were partially cancelled due to the ongoing protest against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme.

The worst-affected was the Eastern Central Railway zone that is headquartered in Bihar’s Hajipur, and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions. Bihar has been one of the worst-hit states in the protest that has been ongoing since last week.