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ECoR cancels 74 trains as Cyclonic storm Fani approaches Odisha coast

| @indiablooms | May 01, 2019, at 05:40 pm

Bhubaneswar, May 01 (UNI) As extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani advances to Odisha coast, the East Coast Railways (ECoR) as a safety and security of passengers today cancelled 74 trains in first phase.

A release from ECoR said, train services between Bhadrak-vizianagaram to be stopped from evening of May 2 and the train passengers advised to plan their journey accordingly.

All inward train services towards Bhubaneswar/Puri will be restricted from late evening of May 2.

The East Coast express and Coromondal express will not run from Howrah on May 2 and trains for Puri from Howrah on May 2 night will be cancelled.

Similarly trains towards Bangalore, Chennai and Secunderabad from Howrah will be also cancelled on May 2 evening.

All trains from Puri and Bhubaneswar on May 3 also cancelled and all incoming trains touching Puri/Bhubaneswar on May 3 were also cancelled, the ECoR release said.

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