Hyderabad: Amid the prediction of heavy rains and large-scale destruction due to Cyclone Biparjoy, Western Railways on Tuesday cancelled several trains even as it also ordered the short-termination and short-origination of several others as a precautionary measure, officials said.
Trains canceled: In a press statement issued to this effect, a Western Railways spokesman informed that the the trains, which have been cancelled, are 22955 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj Kutch Express, 20907 Dadar - Bhuj Express, 09480 Okha - Rajkot Unreserved Special (Daily), 09479 Rajkot - Okha Unreserved Special (Daily), 19251 Veraval - Okha Express, 19252 Okha - Veraval Express, 09523 Okha - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special, 19209 Bhavnagar Terminus - Okha Express, 19210 Okha - Bhavnagar Terminus Express, 09522 Veraval - Rajkot Express, 09521 Rajkot - Veraval Express, 22957 Ahmedabad – Veraval, 22958 Veraval – Ahmedabad, 19119 Ahmedabad - Veraval Intercity, 19120 Veraval - Ahmedabad Intercity, 19207 Porbandar -Veraval Express, 19208 Veraval - Porbandar Express, 09513 Rajkot – Veraval, 09514 Veraval – Rajkot, 19320 Indore-Veraval Mahamana, 09550 Porbandar – Bhanvad, 09549 Bhanvad – Porbandar, 09515 Kanalus - Porbandar Special, 09551 Bhanvad - Porbandar Express, 09516 Porbandar - Kanalus Special, 09552 Porbandar - Bhaunra Express, 09595 Rajkot - Porbandar Special, 09596 Porbandar - Rajkot Special, 20937 Porbandar - Delhi Sarai RohlIla Express, 22483 Jodhpur - Gandhidham Express, 22484 Gandhidham - Jodhpur Express,19571 Rajkot - Porbandar Express, 19572 Porbandar - Rajkot Express, 20908 Bhuj - Dadar Express, 19405 Palanpur - Gandhidham Express, 19406 Gandhidham - Palanpur Express, 22956 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus Kutch Express, 20927 Palanpur - Bhuj SF Express, 20928 Bhuj - Palanpur SF Express, 09505 Veraval – Amreli, 09540 Junagadh – Amreli, 09295 Veraval - Delvada Special, 09531 Delvada - Junagadh Special, 09291 Veraval – Amreli, 09508 Amreli – Veraval, 09539 Amreli – Junagadh, 09292 Amreli – Veraval, 09532 Junagadh - Delvada Special, 09296 Delvada - Veraval Special, 09456 Bhuj - Sabarmati Special, 22959 Vadodara - Jamnagar Superfast Intercity, 19202 Porbandar – Secunderabad and 11463/65 Veraval – Jabalpur.
Short-termination of trains in view of Cyclone 'Biparjoy': According the Western Railways, 19574 Jaipur - Okha Express will be short terminated at Rajkot, 22945 Mumbai Central - Okha Saurashtra Mail will be short terminated at Rajkot, 22906 Shalimar - Okha Superfast will be short terminated at Surendranagar,11464 Jabalpur - Veraval Express will be short terminated at Rajkot, 19217 Bandra Terminus - Veraval will be short terminated at Rajkot,19015 Dadar - Porbandar Saurashtra Express will be short terminated at Surendranagar, 20909 Kochuveli - Porbandar will be short terminated at Rajkot, 20938 Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Porbandar Express will be short terminated at Rajkot, 14321 Bareilly - Bhuj Express will be short terminated at Palanpur,14311 Bareilly - Bhuj Express will be short terminated at Ahmedabad, 19270 Muzaffarpur - Porbandar Express will be short terminated at Rajkot, 12965 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj Superfast will be short terminated at Palanpur, 19119 Ahmedabad - Veraval Intercity will be short terminated at Rajkot
Short-origination of trains in view of Cyclone`Biparjoy': It is learnt that 09525 Okha - Naharlagun Special will short originate from Rajkot, 22946 Okha- Mumbai Central Saurashtra will short originate from Rajkot, 16734 Okha - Rameswaram Express will short originate from Rajkot, 19218 Veraval - Bandra Terminus Express will short originate from Rajkot, 11463 Veraval - Jabalpur Express will short originate from Rajkot, 19202 Porbandar - Secunderabad Express will short originate from Rajkot, 14312 Bhuj - Bareilly Express will short originate from Ahmedabad, 16505 Gandhidham - Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) Express will short originate from Ahmedabad, 22924 Jamnagar - Bandra Terminus Humsafar Express will short originate from Surendranagar, 22960 Jamnagar - Vadodara Superfast Intercity will short originate from Rajkot, 19016 Porbandar - Dadar Saurashtra Express will short originate from Surendranagar, 20937 Porbandar - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express will short originate from Rajkot, 22829 Bhuj - Shalimar will short originate from Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard has evacuated as many as 50 personnel from oil rig 'Key Singapore' located 40 km off the Dwarka coast in Gujarat amid an impending Cyclone Biparjoy. Authorities have begun evacuation from villages located within 10km from the coast in the Kutch-Saurashtra districts of Gujarat.
Officials said that Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to gust up to 150 kmph when it makes landfall near the Jakhau port in the Kutch district on Thursday evening.
