HYDERABAD: Amid heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the South Central Railway (SCR) has canceled 21 trains and diverted 10 others due to waterlogging over tracks at several locations.
Heavy rains have also caused damage to the railway track between Kesamudram and Mahabubabad in Telangana.
The trains canceled included 12669 MGR Chennai Central to Chhapra, 12670 Chhapra-MGR Chennai Central, 12615 MGR Chennai Central-New Delhi, and 12616 New Delhi-MGR Chennai Central, the South Central Railway (SCR) said in a bulletin on Sunday.
While, 12763 Tirupati-Secunderabad, 22352 SMVT Bengaluru-Patliputra, 22674 Mannargudi-Bhagat Ki Kothi, 20805 Vishakhapatnam-New Delhi, and six other trains were diverted, the SCR bulletin said.
Due to heavy water flow at the Rayanapadu, the Southern Central Railway also diverted two trains, SMVB Bengaluru-Danapur and Danapur-SMVB Bengaluru, the SCR bulletin added.
The passengers of the above-mentioned trains were moved to the Kazipet Junction by road.
Stranded passengers were transhipped by two ‘scratch rakes’ formed at the Kazipet Junction, as per the bulletin.
The railway technical word “scratch rake” means of a train readied using spare coaches, mostly matching the original train.
Earlier, South Central Railway cancelled over 20 rains”>trains and diverted more than 30.
Additionally, the railways set up helpline numbers to ensure the safety and convenience of people. The helpline numbers are; Hyderabad-27781500, Warangal-2782751, Kazipet-27782660 and Khamman-2782885.
(ANI)
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