Bhubaneswar: In view of the anticipated cyclonic conditions associated with Cyclonic Storm ‘Arnab’, railway authorities have cancelled 22 express and passenger train services and curtailed the operations of the Bhubaneswar–Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express on different dates between October 27 and November 5.

The affected services connect Visakhapatnam, Secunderabad, Kirandul, Jagdalpur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Howrah, Bhubaneswar, Koraput and other destinations.

The cancellations and operational changes have been announced as a precautionary measure in view of the expected adverse weather conditions.

List of cancelled trains

The following trains will remain cancelled on the specified dates:

18515 Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Express: October 29 to November 4

18516 Kirandul–Visakhapatnam Express: October 29 to November 4

18107 Rourkela–Jagdalpur Intercity Express: October 29 to November 4

18108 Jagdalpur–Rourkela Intercity Express: October 30 to November 5

18005 Howrah–Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express: October 27 to 30

18006 Jagdalpur–Howrah Samaleswari Express: October 28 to 31

58538 Visakhapatnam–Koraput Passenger: October 27 to 30

58537 Koraput–Visakhapatnam Passenger: October 28 to 31

18512 Visakhapatnam–Koraput Express: October 30

18511 Koraput–Visakhapatnam Express: October 31

58501 Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger: October 27 to 30

58502 Kirandul–Visakhapatnam Passenger: October 27 to 30

12704 Secunderabad–Howrah Falaknuma Express: October 27

12703 Howrah–Secunderabad Falaknuma Express: October 29

17016 Secunderabad–Bhubaneswar New Visakha Express: October 27

17015 Bhubaneswar–Secunderabad Visakha Express: October 29

20810 Nanded–Sambalpur Nagawali SF Express: October 27

20809 Sambalpur–Nanded Nagawali SF Express: October 30

22882 Bhubaneswar–Pune Superfast Express: October 27

22881 Pune–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express: October 29

17244 Rayagada–Guntur Express: October 28

17243 Guntur–Rayagada Express: October 27

Hirakhand Express services curtailed

The operations of the Hirakhand Express will also be modified during the period.

18447 Bhubaneswar–Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express: The train will terminate at Rayagada instead of Jagdalpur from October 27 to 30.

18448 Jagdalpur–Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express: The train will originate from Rayagada instead of Jagdalpur from October 28 to 31.

Passengers advised to check train status

Passengers have been advised to take note of the changes and verify their train status before commencing their journeys.

For the latest updates on cancellations, route changes and train operations, passengers can check the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) or the official Indian Railways website.