KOLKATA: Tropical cyclone Amphan, which is expected to make landfall in Bengal on Wednesday afternoon, has already wreaked havoc with the Shramik Special timetable. While some trains have been cancelled, others scheduled to reach the state in the next 48 hours are being re-routed or diverted to avoid areas that are likely to bear the brunt of the “extremely severe storm”.
The number of Shramik Special trains is also expected to reduce over the next couple of days in the aftermath of the cyclone.
“So far, trains running from Chennai and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu have been cancelled following the cyclone warning,” said Adhir Sharma, DG and IGP of West Bengal Railway Police. Sources said these trains were scheduled to leave originating stations on Tuesday.
According to Met reports, the intensity of rainfall will increase gradually and reach maximum level by Wednesday. East and West Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata are likely to be the most affected areas as the cyclone advances.
South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday said Shramik Special trains would be “suitably controlled, diverted and will not be allowed to run in the vulnerable section”.
“No passenger train will be allowed on the Kharagpur-Bhadrak section. In the wake of a cyclone forecast, Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar AC Special Train has been diverted via Angul-Jharsuguda-Rourkela-Tata route, bypassing Bh-ubaneswar-Hijli (Kharagp-ur) route for four days,” an SER spokesperson said.
The number of Shramik Special trains is also expected to reduce over the next couple of days in the aftermath of the cyclone.
“So far, trains running from Chennai and Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu have been cancelled following the cyclone warning,” said Adhir Sharma, DG and IGP of West Bengal Railway Police. Sources said these trains were scheduled to leave originating stations on Tuesday.
According to Met reports, the intensity of rainfall will increase gradually and reach maximum level by Wednesday. East and West Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Kolkata are likely to be the most affected areas as the cyclone advances.
South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday said Shramik Special trains would be “suitably controlled, diverted and will not be allowed to run in the vulnerable section”.
“No passenger train will be allowed on the Kharagpur-Bhadrak section. In the wake of a cyclone forecast, Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar AC Special Train has been diverted via Angul-Jharsuguda-Rourkela-Tata route, bypassing Bh-ubaneswar-Hijli (Kharagp-ur) route for four days,” an SER spokesperson said.
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