Responding to Mamata's allegations, Railways stated that the clearance is pending from her state government, and all formalities from the Railways are already completed.
The Indian Railways has cancelled freight train services in Punjab as the protestors in the state have been squatting on tracks threatening the safety of goods and loco pilots.
To increase speed of mail and express trains, all sleeper coaches to be replaced with AC coaches, as non-AC coaches create technical issues at high speed