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.
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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. |
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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
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