Train services will be restored once the water level recedes and the section is declared safe for train operations
The East Coast Railway(ECoR) announces cancellation and partial termination of train services on October 28 and 29. The decision comes after Cyclone Arnab brought heavy downpour and flood like situation in across coastal Odisha.
A total of 9 trains cancelled and 14 trains diverted via alternative routes.
Trains Cancelled
1. 20841 Bhubaneswar – Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express on 29.10.2026.
2. 22819 Bhubaneswar New – Visakhapatnam Intercity Express on 29.10.2026.
3. 17015 Bhubaneswar New – Secunderabad Visakha Express (cancelled due to cyclone) on 29.10.2026.
4. 58531 Brahmapur – Visakhapatnam Passenger on 29.10.2026.
5. 58532 Visakhapatnam – Bhubaneswar Passenger on 29.10.2026.
6. 18525 Brahmapur – Visakhapatnam Express on 29.10.2026.
7. 12703 Howrah – Secunderabad Falaknuma Express (cancelled due to cyclone, as previously notified)
8. 18447 Bhubaneswar – Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express on 29.10.2026.
9. 18448 Jagdalpur – Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express on 30.10.2026
Trains diverted
1. 19022 Brahmapur-Udhna Amrit Bharat Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur-Titlagarh-Lakholi instead of its scheduled route.
2. 18463 Bhubaneswar-Bengaluru Prasanthi Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
3. 12863 Howrah-SMVB Bengaluru Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
4. 12254 Bhagalpur-Yesvantpur Anga Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
5. 12660 Shalimar- Nagercoil Gurudev Express will be diverted via Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
6. 06566 Malda Town-SMVB express will be diverted via Kapilas Road- Angul-Sambapur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
7. 20610 Tiruchchirapalli Jn-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
8. 22864 SMVB-Howrah AC Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
9. 12704 Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma SF Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Sambalpur-Angul-Cuttack instead of its scheduled route.
10. 16523 SMVB-Balurghat Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Sambalpur-Angul-Cuttack instead of its scheduled route.
11. 17480 Tirupati-Puri Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Sambalpur- Naraj Marhapur-Khurda Road instead of its scheduled route.
12. 17016 Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar Visakha Express will be diverted via Vizianagarm-Sambalpur-Bhubaneswar instead of its scheduled route.
13. 12864 SMVB-Howrah Express will be diverted via Vizianagarm-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
14. 22606 Tirunelveli-Purulia express will be diverted via Vizianagarm-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
15. Railway officials are closely monitoring the situation. Train services will be restored once the water level recedes and the section is declared safe for train operations.
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