The Northern Railway has cancelled a total of 287 trains passing through the East Coast Railway Zone due to the infrastructure damage done by Cyclone Fani.
An official of the Northern Railway said that cancelled mail/express trains include those originating, ending their destinations at or passing through ECoR (East coast Railway Zone) jurisdiction. The list of cancelled trains include Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
Other trains which will remain cancelled today are Anand Vihar-Bhubaneswar Express, Puri-Anand Vihar Terminal Nandan Kanan Express, and Puri Patna Express.
Search TrainsNorthern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said, “Nine trains have been diverted, 10 have been cancelled partially and 187 local passenger, MEMU/DEMU/ EMU trains have been cancelled so far.”
Officials said that with Puri being the worst affected due to the storm, most trains on the route will remain cancelled. Operations are unlikely to begin before May 10.
