Heavy rains and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir have forced Northern Railway to cancel 68 trains till September 30, while 24 services resume. Shuttle trains ferry stranded passengers, and Vande Bharat Express is set to restart on September 7.
South Central Railway cancelled and diverted several trains on August 28–29 after heavy rains caused water to overflow on tracks in the Hyderabad Division. Services between Kacheguda, Nanded, Akola, and Nizamabad were hit, with multiple trains cancelled or rerouted.
Accordingly, the Secunderabad – Bhadrachalam (17659) service running on February 17 and Bhadrachalam – Secunderabad (17660) service running on February 18 have been cancelled.
Cyclone Dana has impacted train services all over the country and Eastern Railway has cancelled many trains out of which eight express trains affect the operations in south central railway operation areas. Here are the details of trains cancelled.
SCR has cancelled three express trains from / to Thiruvananthapuram division due to heavy rains and waterlogging at Rayanapadu Station in the Vijayawada–Kazipet section
The cancellation of Karimnagar-Mumbai passenger train service, which was launched two months ago during the summer rush leaves countless train travelers dissatisfied.
Hyderabad: Due to heavy rain forecast by IMD, Hyderabad, the South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 34 MMTS services in Hyderabad for three-days between Monday and Wednesday. All the MMTS trains between Lingampalli-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Lingampalli, Falaknuma-Lingampalli, Lingampalli-Falaknuma, Secunderabad-Lingampalli and in return direction i.e. Lingampalli to Secunderabad have been cancelled, the SCR in a statement said. Cancelled […]
The move comes following low occupancy in the trains in the wake of the spiralling Covid numbers, and the restrictions imposed by many states to check the spread of the virus.