Cyclone Fani: List of Cancelled Trains; Airports Shut

A number of trains passing through coastal regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are cancelled.

Cyclone Fani: affecting the coastline of India

(Photo: IANS/PIB)

Cyclone Fani has made landfall near Puri in the state of Odisha and is likely to hit West Bengal soon.

As a precautionary measure, the railways has announced that a number of trains passing through coastal regions, mainly of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, will be cancelled.

The Kolkata airport will remain shut from 3 pm on Friday to 8 am Saturday. Bhubaneshwar airport will also remain shut for 24 hours from 3 May midnight.

Cyclone Fani: List of Trains Cancelled

Train No	Cancelled Trains Details
02842	MGR Chennai Central - Santragachi Special fare special of 04th May, 2019 is cancelled
22852	Mangalore – Santragachi Vivek Weekly Express of 04th May, 2019 is cancelled.
22606	Villupuram – Purulia Weekly Express of 04th May, 2019 is cancelled.
18495	Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar Weekly Express of 05th May, 2019 is cancelled.
82636	Kochuveli – Guwahati Suvidha special of 05th May, 2019 is cancelled.
12507	Thiruvananthapuram – Silchar Aronai Weekly Express of 07th May, 2019 is cancelled.
02841	Santragachi – MGR Chennai Central Special fare special of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.
12863	Howrah – Yesvantpur Express of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.
12839	Howrah – MGR Chennai Central Mail of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.
22644	Patna – Ernakulam Bi-Weekly Express of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.
12246	Yesvantpur – Howrah Duronto Express of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.
12503	Bangalore Cantonment – Agartala Humsafar Bi-Weekly Express of 03rd May, 2019 is cancelled.

Eastern Coast Railways has also announced a special train will run from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai CSTM with timings and stoppages similar to Konark Express (11020).

Helpline Numbers:

• Ministry of Home Affairs’ helpline number 1938 has been made operational
• Odisha: 6742534177
• Puri: 06752-223237
• Rayagada: 06856-224062/224082
• Cuttack: 0671-2507842/9337419494
• Sambalpur: 0663-2412407
• Angul: 06764-230980