Cyclone Biporjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat’s coastal area of Mandvi between 4pm to 8pm today! It is also expected that the landfall might take place in Pakistan’s Karachi as well. The Western Railway said on Thursday morning that dozens of trains travelling through Gujarat’s coastal districts had been cancelled, with many also having their stops cut short as a precaution due to the cyclone.
Railways Cancelled Train Due To Cyclone Biporjoy
राजकोट मंडल द्वारा चक्रवाती तूफान “बिपरजॉय” के चलते किसी भी प्रकार की सहायता के लिए हेल्पलाइन नंबर जारी किए गए हैं। यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए ओखा, द्वारका, खंभालिया, जामनगर, हापा, राजकोट, सुरेन्द्रनगर और मोरबी स्टेशनो पर हेल्प डेस्क भी स्थापित की गयी है। विवरण इस प्रकार हैं: pic.twitter.com/JBlzn35whU
— DRM Rajkot Divisionᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@wrdrmrjt) June 12, 2023
Cyclone Biparjoy is anticipated to make landfall in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions, affecting the WR divisions of Bhavnagar, Rajkot, and Ahmedabad. Sections of Veraval-Junagadh, Rajkot-Okha, Porbandar-Kanalus, and Viramgam-Gandhidham-Bhuj are the most at risk from this cyclone.
67 express trains will not run as a precaution, according to the Indian Railways. Five of the cancelled trains come from Mumbai and depart from Dadar, Bandra Terminus Station.
The gale wind speed of 115–125 kmph with gusts to 135 kmph, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), has the potential to seriously interrupt electricity and communication lines as well as trains. (As per Hindustan Times)
List
Here is the list of trains that got cancelled because of cyclone Biporjoy.
- Train No. 09480 Okha – Rajkot Unreserved Special (Daily)
- Train No. 09479 Rajkot – Okha Unreserved Special (Daily)
- Train No. 19251 Veraval – Okha Express
- Train No. 19252 Okha – Veraval Express
- Train No. 09522 Veraval – Rajkot Express
- Train No. 09521 Rajkot – Veraval Express
- Train No. 22958 Veraval – Ahmedabad
- Train No. 19119 Ahmedabad – Veraval Intercity
- Train No. 19120 Veraval – Ahmedabad Intercity
- Train No. 19207 Porbandar -Veraval Express
- Train No. 19208 Veraval – Porbandar Express
- Train No 09513 Rajkot – Veraval
- Train No 09514 Veraval – Rajkot
- Train No. 09550 Porbandar – Bhanvad
- Train No. 09549 Bhanvad – Porbandar
- Train No. 09515 Kanalus – Porbandar Special
- Train No. 09551 Bhanvad – Porbandar Express
- Train No. 09516 Porbandar – Kanalus Special
- Train No. 09552 Porbandar – Bhaunra Express
- Train No. 09595 Rajkot – Porbandar Special
- Train No. 09596 Porbandar Rajkot Special
- Train No. 12905 Porbandar – Shalimar Superfast Express
- Train No. 22904 Bhuj – Bandra Terminus AC Superfast Express
- Train No. 22484 Gandhidham – Jodhpur Express
- Train No. 22952 Gandhidham – Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
- Train No. 19571 Rajkot – Porbandar Express
- Train No. 19572 Porbandar – Rajkot Express
- Train No. 19269 Porbandar – Muzaffarpur Express
- Train No. 20908 Bhuj – Dadar Express
- Train No. 09416 Gandhidham – Bandra Terminus Special
- Train No. 09415 Bandra Terminus – Gandhidham Special
- Train No. 19405 Palanpur – Gandhidham Express
- Train No. 19406 Gandhidham – Palanpur Express
- Train No.22956 Bhuj – Bandra Terminus Kutch Express
- Train No.22955 Bandra Terminus – Bhuj Kutch Express
- Train No. 20927 Palanpur – Bhuj SF Express
- Train No. 20928 Bhuj – Palanpur SF Express
- Train No. 22959 Vadodara – Jamnagar Superfast Intercity
- Train No. 22960 Jamnagar – Vadodara Superfast Intercity
- Train No. 19218 Veraval – Bandra Terminus
- Train No. 19016 Porbandar – Dadar Saurashtra Express
- Train No. 20907 Dadar – Bhuj Express
Stay Safe!
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