Several trains cancelled due to train accident in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam, Oct 30:  Indian Railways have cancelled, diverted or rescheduled several trains following Sunday night's train accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district.

The movement of trains has been hit between Kantakapalle – Alamanada Stations of Waltair Division, East Coast Railway.

South Central Railway announced that Secunderabad-Manmad (17064), Manmad-Secunerabad (17063), Visakhapatnam-Tirupati (08583) and Tirupati-Visakhapatnam (08584) have been cancelled. Chennai Central-Puri (22860) and Rayagada-Guntur (17244), scheduled to commence journey on October 30, has been cancelled.

Viskhapatnam-Guntur (17240) scheduled to commence journey on October 31 has also been cancelled. Other cancelled trains are Viskhapatnam-Koraput (18512), Koraput-Visakhapatnam (18511), Visakhapatnam-Palasa (08532), Palasa-Visakhapatnam (08531), Visakhapatnam-Rayagada (08504), Rayagada-Visakhapatnam (08503), Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram (07468), Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam (07469).

Authorities have also cancelled H.S.Nanded Sambalpur (20810), Tirupati Puri (1748031), MGR Chennai Central-Puri Express (22860), Rayagada-Guntur (17244), Visakhapatnam-Guntur Express (17240) Vasco Da Gama-Shalimar (18048), Hyderabad-Shalimar (18046) and Chennai-Central-Shalimar (12842) are diverted to run via Vijayawada, Balharshah, Chanda Fort, Raipur, Jharsuguda and Kharagpur The trains which have been diverted are Chennai-Central-Santragachi (22808), Trivendrum-Shalimar (22641), Agartala-SMVT (12504), Shalimar Hyderabad (18045), Santragachi-Tirupati (22855), Shalimar-Chennai Central (12841), Dhanbad-Alappuzha (13351) and Hatia-SMVT Bengaluru (12835) MGR Chennai-Central-Shalimar Coromandel Express scheduled to leave MGR Chennai Central at 7 hrs on October 30 was rescheduled to leave at 9.30 hrs.

Similarly, Alappuzha-Dhanbad Bokaro Express left three hours behind schedule at 9 hrs on October 30.