Months after replacing the conventional rake of ValsadDahod Intercity Express with LHB coaches, the Western Railway Wednesday decided to restore the previous arrangement of conventional rakes, after angry passengers stopped the train movement at Navsari station in Gujarat, officials said. Passengers came on the tracks and stopped 12929 Valsad-Dahod Intercity Express at 8.30 am, a Western Railway (WR) official said, adding that the protest affected the movement of other trains coming from up and down directions.

However, the track was cleared at 12.10 pm after railway authorities assured passengers to meet their demands, the official said. "Train movement has been restored & normalised at Navsari Station which was affected due to public agitation," the WR said in a tweet. The passengers were demanding the restoration of the old and conventional rakes in the train, which they feel could accommodate more passengers.