# Northern Railway restores 18 cancelled passenger trains in Delhi 2026-10-12T02:09:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Northern Railway has restored the operation of 18 passenger trains that were temporarily cancelled due to protests in Delhi, after traffic returned to normal. The trains on routes including Ghaziabad, Palwal, Panipat, Aligarh, Karnal, Ambala, Rohtak, Rewari, Jind and Sonipat have resumed service. The railways had cancelled these services as a precautionary measure during the demonstrations. A railway official confirmed the resumption on Monday, 12 October, and said normal traffic flow had been restored across the affected sections. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The restoration of 18 passenger trains across key routes signals that Delhi’s road and rail network has returned to normal after disruptions. Commuters on the Ghaziabad, Palwal, Panipat and Rohtak corridors, who faced cancellations during the protests, are the immediate beneficiaries. Northern Railway has not stated whether the restored services are running on their original schedules or with reduced frequency. No date has been given for a full return to pre-protest timetables. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Leads with restoration, treats cancellation as temporary and factual This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Delhi, Ghaziabad, Northern Railway, Palwal, Panipat, Rohtak Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/northern-railway-restores-18-cancelled-passenger-trains-in-delhi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/northern-railway-restores-18-cancelled-passenger-trains-in-delhi/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/