A large number of trains from the city on both lines have been cancelled because of protests over the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for armed forces. While the Central Railway (CR) has so far counted its losses at Rs 75 lakh, several services of the Western Railway (WR) have also been hit very hard. Protesters damaged railway property and torched dozens of trains.

An official has said in a report in this paper that they had to cancel as many as 17 trains originating from Mumbai, revenue losses are in the range of Rs 7-8 lakh per cancelled train. Indian Railways has so far incurred losses of over Rs 1,000 crore, including damage and reimbursement to passengers for ticket cancellations over the past few days, it is learnt through these officials.