Cyclone Biporjoy threatens to disrupt railways, several trains cancelled

More than 40 trains have been cancelled as a precautionary measure in view of cyclone ‘Biporjoy’ which threatens to disrupt railways and cause major damage in the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat. With cyclone Biporjoy expected to make landfall near Jakhau port on June 15 evening as a very severe cyclonic storm, the Indian Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Saurashtra and Kutch.

Cyclone Biporjoy lay centred over the northeast Arabian Sea about 280 km west-southwest of Jakhau Port and 290km west-southwest of Devbhumi Dwarka at 8.30am, as per the latest IMD bulletin. The Met department has warned of major damage to roads and flooding of escape routes as Biporjoy is expected to hit the coasts with gale wind speed reaching 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph.

The cyclonic storm is likely to disrupt overhead power lines and signalling systems in Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Junagadh and Rajkot districts.

Here’s the list of trains cancelled, short terminated on June 14

Cancelled trains

1. 22903 Bandra Terminus – Bhuj AC Superfast Express
2. 20907 Dadar – Bhuj Express
3. 22955 Bandra Terminus – Bhuj Kutch Express
4. 09480 Okha – Rajkot Unreserved Special (Daily)
5. 09479 Rajkot – Okha Unreserved Special (Daily)
6. 19251 Veraval – Okha Express
7. 19252 Okha – Veraval Express
8. 09524 Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Okha Special
9. 19209 Bhavnagar Terminus – Okha Express
10. 19210 Okha – Bhavnagar Terminus Express
11. 09522 Veraval – Rajkot Express
12. 09521 Rajkot – Veraval Express
13. 22957 Ahmedabad – Veraval
14. 22958 Veraval – Ahmedabad
15. 19119 Ahmedabad – Veraval Intercity
16. 19120 Veraval – Ahmedabad Intercity
17. 19207 Porbandar -Veraval Express
18. 19208 Veraval – Porbandar Express
19. 09513 Rajkot – Veraval
20. 09514 Veraval – Rajkot
21. 19319 Veraval – Indore Mahamana
22. 19016 Porbandar – Dadar Saurashtra Express
23. 09550 Porbandar – Bhanvad
24. 09549 Bhanvad – Porbandar
25. 09515 Kanalus – Porbandar Special
26. 09551 Bhanvad – Porbandar Express
27. 09516 Porbandar – Kanalus Special
28. 09552 Porbandar – Bhaunra Express
29. 09595 Rajkot – Porbandar Special
30. 09596 Porbandar Rajkot Special
31. 12905 Porbandar – Shalimar Superfast Express
32. 22483 Jodhpur – Gandhidham Express
33. 22484 Gandhidham – Jodhpur Express
34. 19571 Rajkot – Porbandar Express
35. 19572 Porbandar – Rajkot Express
36. 20908 Bhuj – Dadar Express
37. 19405 Palanpur – Gandhidham Express
38. 19406 Gandhidham – Palanpur Express
39. 22956 Bhuj – Bandra Terminus Kutch Express
40. 20927 Palanpur – Bhuj SF Express
41. 20928 Bhuj – Palanpur SF Express
42. 22959 Vadodara – Jamnagar Superfast Intercity
43. 22960 Jamnagar – Vadodara Superfast Intercity