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Kuldip BhatiaLudhiana May 9Due to persistent low occupancy in elite Shatabdi Express trains in the wake of spurt in Covid cases in Vande Bharat and a few other long route trains have been suspended. Northern Railway authorities have announced indefinite suspension of two pairs (02013/14 and 02029/30) of the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express one pair (22439/40) of the New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express and nine pairs of other long-route trains catering to the needs of travelers in Punjab Jammu and Kashmir. Norhern Railway officials said both pairs of the New Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar Shatabdi Express along with the pair of the New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat would suspend operations from May 9 till further notice. Among other trains to remain suspended from May 9 include 02265/66 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jammu Tawi Duronto Special Express 02445/46 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Festival Special Express 02461/62 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Shri Shakti Express 04605/06 Rishikesh-Jammu Tawi Special Express 04609/10 Rishikesh-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Hemkunt Express 04639/40 Ferozepur-SAS Nagar (Mohali) Express 02751/52 Nanded-Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express 09415/16 Ahmedabad-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Express and 02919/20 Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Express. Wearing face mask maintaining social distance use of sanitisers and frequent washing of hands is mandatory on railway platforms the DRM added..