Southern railways cancel, divert trains after cyclone Phailin

Several trains running along the east coast have been partially cancelled or diverted due to the cyclone ‘Phailin’, the South Central Railway (SCR) said here today. Train No 11020 Bhubaneswar - Mumbai CST, which was scheduled to depart Bhubaneswar yesterday, is partially cancelled between Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam, the SCR said in a release. [caption id=“attachment_1169347” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image: Reuters[/caption] Train No 22884 Yesvantapur -Puri Express, which departed Yesvantapur yesterday, is partially cancelled between Visakapatnam and Puri. Train No 11019 Mumbai CST-Bhubaneswar Konark Express, which departed Mumbai CST yesterday, is partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar. Train No 18464 Bangalore -Bhubaneswar Prashanthi Express which departed Bangalore yesterday, is also partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar. Train No 18645 Howrah -Hyderabad East Coast Express which departed Howrah yesterday is diverted to run via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Jarshuguda, Bilaspur, Durg, Nagpur, Ballarshah, Kazipet. Train No 22612 New Jalpaiguri -Chennai Express which departed New Jalpaiguri on October 11, is diverted to run via Adra, Chandil, Chakradharpur, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Ballarshah, Warangal, Vijayawada. Train No 22614 Haldia -Chennai Express which departed Haldia yesterday is diverted to run via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Jarshuguda, Bilaspur, Durg, Nagpur, Ballarshah, Warangal, Vijayawada. Train No 12841 Howrah -Chennai Coromandel Express, which departed Howrah yesterday, is diverted to run via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Jarshuguda, Bilaspur, Durg, Nagpur, Ballarshah, Warangal, Vijayawada. Train No 17016 Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar Visakha Express scheduled to depart Secunderabad at 1700 hrs today has been partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar. PTI