Ferozepur, May 26. Owing to lacklustre passenger response to “Duronto” Express, which was flagged off amidst lot of fanfare from Amritsar on August 24 last year, the railway authorities have finally given a nod to introduce two stoppages at Jalandhar and Ludhiana to make the train a more viable proposition.
From the very beginning, the response to this train had not been on the right track as it had failed to send the cash registers ringing due to its low occupancy, following which the railways had been contemplating various options to make the train a success.
Moreover, the residents of both Jalandhar and Ludhiana, especially government employees who have to commute to Chandigarh daily, had been clamouring for a stoppage at both these places. (OC)
