SR announces cancellation of trains due to derailment

Chennai, The Southern Railway today announced the cancellation of following trains due to derailment of Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express at Jajpur Keonjhar Road on Bhadrak Cuttack section of East Coast Railway last night.

The following trains are fully cancelled: Train No 2840 Chennai Central-Howrah Mail scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 2335 hrs today.

Train No 2841 Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express scheduled to leave Howrah at 1450 hrs today.

Train No 2842 Chennai Central-Howrah Coromandal Express scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 0845 hrs tomorrow.

Train No 2841 Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express left Howrah yesterday and scheduled to arrive Chennai Central today, is partially cancelled between Jajpur Keonjhar Road and Chennai Central.

Following are the trains diverted Via Cuttack-Angul-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda-Tata and Kharagpur: Train No 2840 Chennai Central-Howrah Mail which left Chennai Central yesterday, Train No 5930 Dibrugrah-Chennai Egmore Express scheduled to arrive Chennai Egmore on February 15.

Train No 2842 Chennai Central-Howrah Coromandal Express left Chennai Central at 0845 hrs this morning.

Trains to be diverted Via Vizianagaram-Titlagrah-Ranipur- Jharsuguda-Tata and Kharagpur: Train No 6323 Thiruvananthapuram-Shalimar Express leaving Thiruvananthapuram today. Via Sambalpur-Rayaguda-Vizianagaram: Train No 2839 Howrah Chennai Central Mail left Howrah yesterday and arriving Chennai Central on February 15.

Via Nagpur-Ballarshah-Vijayawada: Train No 2508 Guwhati Ernakulam Express left Howrah yesterday and arriving Ernakulam on February 15.

Train No 6310 Patna-Ernakulam Express left Patna yesterday and arriving Ernakulam on February 15.

Via Nagpur-Ballarshah-Kharagpur: Train No 0803 Howrah-Mysore Express left Howrah yesterday.

A passenger special train with 23 coaches will arrive Chennai Central around 0400 hrs tomorrow with stranded passengers of derailed Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, the release added.

To clear extra rush, three additional sleeper coaches will be attached to Train No 2666 Kanyakumari-Howrah Express of today from Chennai Egmore.

One additional sleeper coach will be attached to Train No 6323 Thiruvanathapuram-Howrah Express leaving Thiruvanathapuram today from Chennai Central.

UNI