This Article is From Oct 14, 2013

Cyclone Phailin forces Railways to cancel, reschedule trains

Cyclone Phailin forces Railways to cancel, reschedule trains

Photo of waiting passengers at Howrah station after cyclone Phailin forced several cancellations

Kolkata: The South Eastern Railway today cancelled the Howrah-Puri Weekly Express, and rescheduled or diverted some other train services following the cyclonic storm Phailin which threw train traffic out of gear since Saturday.

The 12887 Howrah-Puri Weekly Express scheduled to leave Howrah on Sunday has been cancelled. The 18615 Howrah-Hatia Express has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 0545 hours tpmorrow.

The 06008 Santragachi-Chennai Puja Special has been rescheduled to leave Santragachi at 1610 hours on Tuesday instead of 1900 hours today.

The 22605 Purulia-Villupuram Express has been rescheduled to leave Purulia at 1935 hours on Tuesday instead of 1035 hours today.

The 12246 Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto Express and 22852 Mangalore-Santragachi Vivek Express may be diverted to run via Jaruli-Tatanagar-Kharagpur due to water logging on the tracks between Balasore and Haldipada.

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