Sarai Kale Khan & New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat Stations Shut; Jan Shatabdi Cancelled

Transit between Western Uttar Pradesh and the National Capital Region came under strict security restrictions on Saturday in view of the proposed Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demonstrations scheduled at Jantar Mantar. To forestall unauthorized mass movement toward the capital, district authorities in Meerut have fortified administrative borders with heavy deployments of the local police and the Reserve Police Force (RPF). Alongside highway vehicle checking campaigns, regional public transit networks have faced strategic curtails, including the temporary closure of key Delhi-bound stations on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor and the cancellation of vital passenger and intercity trains.NCRTC Curbs: Sarai Kale Khan & New Ashok Nagar Stations Shut Till 10 PMThe National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) implemented pre-planned containment measures across its rapid rail network to regulate commuter flows entering central and south-eastern Delhi:Two Stations Temporarily Suspended: Both Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat stations were shut at 9:00 PM on Friday and will remain closed to the public until 10:00 PM on Saturday, October 10. Commuters will not be permitted to board or alight trains at these two stops during this operational window.Intact Corridors: Regular Namo Bharat rapid rail operations continue along the core corridor between Modipuram (Meerut) and Anand Vihar (Delhi) without timetable adjustments, allowing regional commuters to transit up to East Delhi uninterrupted.Digital Passenger Advisories: NCRTC has updated live system alerts on the official Namo Bharat mobile application and issued continuous announcements across train public address systems and platform digital displays, urging daily office-goers, students, and essential workers to arrange alternative local connections before beginning their journey.Train Cancellations and Route Diversions via Hapur-KhurjaIndian Railways has suspended multiple regional and intercity services passing through the Meerut-Delhi rail corridor to prevent crowd mobilization:Jan Shatabdi Cancelled: The daily Dehradun–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express, which departs Dehradun at 3:00 PM and arrives at New Delhi at 11:05 PM, has been cancelled for the day.Shuttle Service Suspended: The daily shuttle service running between Rewari and Meerut Cantt (departing Rewari at 3:03 PM and arriving at Meerut City at 8:25 PM), which was halted on Friday, remains cancelled on Saturday.Utkal Express Diverted: The Yoganagari Rishikesh–Puri Utkal Express will be diverted immediately after arriving in Meerut on Saturday. The train will bypass its usual route touching Ghaziabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Mathura, operating instead via Hapur and Khurja junctions.Round-the-Clock Checking at Siwaya and Kashi Toll PlazasOn the arterial roads leading directly from Western Uttar Pradesh toward Delhi, law enforcement has activated an extensive vehicular scanning cordon:Highway Checkpoints: Intensive vehicle inspections are underway at the Siwaya Toll Plaza on the Meerut-Roorkee highway and the Kashi Toll Plaza along the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.Interrogating Suspicious Convoys: Flying squads and armed checkpoints are systematically halting private buses, commercial vans, and passenger vehicles, verifying driver credentials and recording the stated purpose of travel to prevent mass convoys from infiltrating Delhi's borders.