The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the cyclonic storm Tauktae has intensified and is expected to reach the Gujarat coast by May 18 and bring heavy rain to some areas.
The cyclone is likely to cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Gujarat, including extremely heavy falls in Junagadh and Gir Somnath and heavy to very heavy rain at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra, Kutch and Diu, namely Gir Somnath, Diu, Junagadh, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Amreli, Rajkot, Jamnagar, the IMD has warned.
In view of the cyclone, the Western Railway (WR) has cancelled 56 trains either originating or terminating in Gujarat's Saurashtra region between May 15 and May 21 as a precaution. Also, some trains were ‘short- terminated, which means their journey will end before the final destination.
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Of 56 trains, three trains were cancelled on May 15, 11 on May 16, 22 on May 17, 13 on May 18, five on May 19, and one each on May 20 and 21, the WR said in a release.
Here’s the full list of trains cancelled/short-terminated:
Trains cancelled for May 15
> Train No 09070 Varanasi – Okha
> Train No 09206 Howrah – Porbandar
> Train No 06506 Ksr Bengaluru – Gandhidham
Trains cancelled for May 16
> Train No 09115 Dadar - Bhuj
> Train No 09455 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj
> Train No 09003 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj
> Train No 02945 Mumbai Central – Okha
> Train No 04321 Bareily – Bhuj
> Train No 01464 Jabalpur – Somnath
> Train No 04680 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Jamnagar
> Train No 09566 Dehradun – Okha
> Train No 08401 Puri -Okha
> Train No 09270 Muzaffarpur – Porbandar
> Train No 09094 Santragachi – Porbandar
Trains cancelled for May 17
> Train No 09115 Dadar - Bhuj
> Train No 09455 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj
> Train No 02971 Bandra Terminus – Bhavnagar Terminus
> Train No 02972 Bhavnagar - Bandra Terminus
> Train No 02945 Mumbai Central – Okha
> Train No 01465 Somnath - Jabalpur
> Train No 04322 Bhuj - Bareily
> Train No 02755 Rajkot – Secunderbad
> Train No 02756 Secunderbad - Rajkot
> Train No 09456 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus
> Train No 09004 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus
> Train No 09116 Bhuj - Dadar
> Train No 04321 Bareily – Bhuj
> Train No 01466 Jabalpur – Somnath
> Train No 04678 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Hapa
> Train No 01192 Pune – Bhuj
> Train No 09238 Rewa – Rajkot
> Train No 09240 Bilaspur – Hapa
> Train No 09572 Bhavnagar – Surendranagar
> Train No 09513 Rajkot – Veraval
> Train No 09503 Surendranagar - Bhavnagar
> Train No 09514 Veraval - Rajkot
Trains cancelled for May 18
> Train No 09116 Bhuj – Dadar
> Train No 09456 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus
> Train No 02946 Okha - Mumbai Central
> Train No 01463 Somnath - Jabalpur
> Train No 04312 Bhuj - Bareily
> Train No 09204 Porbandar – Secunderabad
> Train No 02941 Bhavnagar – Asansol
> Train No 06505 Gandhidham -Ksr Bengaluru
> Train No 04677 Hapa - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
> Train No 09572 Bhavnagar - Surendranagar
> Train No 09513 Rajkot - Veraval
> Train No 09503 Surendranagar - Bhavnagar
> Train No 09514 Veraval - Rajkot
Trains cancelled for May 19
> Train No 08402 Okha – Puri
> Train No 01191 Bhuj – Pune
> Train No 09203 Secunderabad – Porbandar
> Train No 04679 Jamnagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
> Train No 02946 Okha - Mumbai Central
Trains cancelled for May 20
> Train No 02942 Asansol - Bhavnagar
Trains cancelled for May 21
> Train No 09565 Okha – Dehradun
Short termination/short origination of trains
> Train No 02974 Puri – Gandhidham of 15.05.2021 will be short terminated at Ahmedabad
> Train No 06733 Rameswaram – Okha of 14.05.2021 will be short terminated at Ahmedabad
> Train No 06734 Okha -Rameswaram of 18.05.2021 will short originate from Ahmedabad
> Train No 06338 Ernakulam – Okha of 14.05.2021 will be short terminated at Ahmedabad
> Train No 06337 Okha - Ernakulam of 17.05.2021 will short originate from AhmedabadEarlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs had called for judicious use of rail and road services in view of the cyclone.Passengers kindly take note.
In view of the cyclonic warning storm ‘Tauktae’, it has been decided to cancel/short terminate some trains for the safety of passengers and train operations. #WRUpdates pic.twitter.com/LRvJSyIjST
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) May 15, 2021