Cyclone Michaung: 54 Express Trains Cancelled By ECoR

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar: Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal (Cyclone Alert for Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry Coasts: Yellow Message).

The Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal moved northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 2330 hours IST of 2nd December, 2023 over the same region near Latitude 11.2°N and Longitude 82.7°E, about 330 km east-southeast of Puducherry, 340 km southeast of Chennai, 470 km southeast of Nellore, 580 km south-southeast of Bapatla and 580 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam.

It is likely to move north-westwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over Southwest Bay of Bengal during next 12 hours and reach West central Bay Of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamilnadu coasts by 4th December forenoon.

Thereafter, it would move nearly northwards almost parallel and close to south Andhra Pradesh coast and cross South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam during forenoon of 5th December as a Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph.

As of now, 12 (06 pairs) ECoR Originating trains,  42 (21 pairs) trains passing through including Puri-Chennai Exp, Bhubaneswar –Tirupati, BBS-Bangalore Exp, VSKP  to Chennai, Tirupati & Cuddapah trains have been cancelled to ensure the safety of passengers.

Accordingly, the following trains originating, terminating and passing through the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway have been cancelled:-

03357 Barauni-Coimbatore Spl Express on 02.12.2023.

03358 Coimbatore-Barauni Spl Express on 06.12.2023.

12245 Howrah-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.

12246 SMVB-Howrah Express on 05.12.2023.

12510 Guwahti-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.

12509 SMVB-Guwahati Express on 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.

12659 Nagercoil-Shalimar Express on 03.12.2023.

12660 Shalimar-Nagercoil Express on 06.12.2023.

12835 Hatia-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.

12836 SMVB-Hatia Express on 05.12.2023.

12839 Howrah-Chennai Express on 02.12.2023, 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.

12840 Chennai-Howrah Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.

12841 Shalimar- Chennai Coromandal Express on 03.12.2023, 04.12.2023 & 05.12.2023.

12842 Chennai-Shalimar Coromandal Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.

12845 Bhubaneswar-SMVB Express on 03.12.2023.

12846 SMVB-Bhubaneswar Express on 04.12.2023.

12863 Howrah-SMVB Express on 02.12.2023, 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.

12864 SMVB-Howrah Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.

12867 Howrah-Puducherry Express on 03.12.2023.

12868 Puducherry-Howrah Express on 06.12.2023.

13351 Dhanbad-Allepy Express on 03.12.2023 & 04.12.2023.

13352 Allepy-Dhanbad Express on 06.12.2023 & 07.12.2023.

15228 Muzaffarpur-SMVB Express on 04.12.2023.

15227 SMVB-Muzaffarpur Express on 07.12.2023.

15629 Tambaram-Silghat Town Express on 04.12.2023.

15630 Silghat Town-Tambaram Express on 08.12.2023.

17488 Visakhapatnam-Kadapa Tirumala Express on 03.12.2023, 04.12.2023 & 05.12.2023.

17487 Kadapa-Visakhapatnam Tirumala Express on 04.12.2023, 05.12.2023 & 06.12.2023.

18189 Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express on 03.12.2023.

18190 Ernakulam-Tatanagar Express on 05.12.2023.

18637 Hatia-SMVB Express on 02.12.2023.

18638 SMVB-Hatia Express on 05.12.2023.

22504 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express on 02.12.2023 & 03.12.2023.

22503 Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express on 06.12.2023 & 07.12.2023.

22604 Villupuram-Kharagpur Express on 05.12.2023.

22603 Kharagpur-Villupuram Express on 07.12.2023.

22643 Ernakulam-Patna Express on 04.12.2023.

22644 Patna-Ernakulam Express on 07.12.2023.

22708 Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Express on 03.12.2023.

22707 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati Express on 04.12.2023.

22837 Hatia-Ernakulam Express on 04.12.2023.

22838 Ernakulam-Hatial Express on 06.12.2023.

22841 Santragachi-Tambram Express on 04.12.2023.

22842 Tambram-Santragachi Express on 06.12.2023.

22855 Santragachi-Tirupati Express on 03.12.2023.

22856 Tirupati-Santragachi Express on 04.12.2023.

22859 Puri-Chennai Express on 03.12.2023.

22860 Chennai-Puri Express on 04.12.2023.

22863 Howrah-SMVB Express on 04.12.2023.

22864 SMVB-Howrah Express on 06.12.2023.

22869 Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express on 04.12.2023.

22870 Chennai-Visakhapatnam Express on 05.12.2023.

22871 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express on 03.12.2023.

22872 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express on 04.12.2023.

Press Note: IMD & EcOR