Kochi: Floodwater surrounds the premises of Aluva Siva Temple following incessant monsoon rainfall, in Kochi, Thursday, Aug 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)As torrential rains batter parts of Kerala, Karnataka, the Indian Railways Friday cancelled and diverted several trains as routes were disrupted due to flooding. In Kerala, the death toll in the last three days rose to 22 with over 22,000 people being shifted to relief centers.
Train services in the Alapuzzha route have been suspended till tomorrow. At least four trains – Maveli Express, Rajdhani, Dhanbad Express and Guruvayur – were held up at various points.
Here’s a list of trains diverted, cancelled and other special trains
Trains fully cancelled
Train No.22678 Kochuveli – Yesvantpur express train
Train No.16603 Mangaluru – Thiruvananthapuram Maveli express
Train No.22207 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram AC express
Partially-canceled train services
Train No.16606 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Ernad express train
Train No.12617 Ernakulam – Hazrat Nizamuddin Mangala express
Train No.12522 Ernakulam – Barauni Rapti Sagar express
Train No.17229 Thiruvananthapuram – Hyderabad Sabari express
Train No.22659 Kochuveli – Dehradun express
Train No.16346 Thiruvananthapuram – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Netravathi express partially cancelled
Train No.16382 Kanniyakumari – Mumbai CSMT Jayanthi Janatha express
Train No.12625 Thiruvananthapuram – New Delhi Kerala express
Train No.16650 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Parasuram express
Train No.12076 Thiruvananthapuram – Kozhikkode Jan Shatabdi express
Diversion of train services via Tirunelveli
Train No.16317 Kanniyakumari – Jammu Tawi Himsagar express
Train No.16525 Kanniyakumari – Bengaluru Island express
Passenger Special Trains
Passenger special train from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 16.00 hrs
Passenger special train from Ernakulam Town to Thiruvananthapuram will leave Ernakulam Town at 15.00 hr
