Andhra train accident: Over 10 trains cancelled, around 15 diverted; check full list

In view of the train mishap near Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has cancelled and diverted several trains.

As per reports, 6 persons were killed while over 20 sustained injuries in the tragic train accident involving two passenger trains- one Rayagada passenger and the other Palasa passenger.

Check the full list of cancelled, diverted and short-terminated trains below:

Cancellation of Trains:

A. 08531 Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special from Palasa on 30.10.2023.

B. 18518 Visakhapatnam-Korba Express from Visakhapatnam on 29.10.2023.

C. 08531 Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special from Palasa on 29.10.2023.

D. 22810 Visakhapatnam-Paradeep Express from Visakhapatnam on 29.10.2023.

E. 22809 Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express from Paradeep on 30.10.2023.

F. 18517 Korba-Visakhapatnam Express from Korba on 30.10.2023.

G. 08503 Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Passenger from Rayagada on 30.10.2023.

H. 07469 Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Special from Vizianagaram on 30.10.2023.

I. 08522 Visakhapatnam-Gunupur Special from Visakhapatnam on 30.10.2023.

J. 08521 Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Special from Gunupur on 30.10.2023.  

Partial Cancellation of Trains:

A. 22859 Puri-Chennai Express from Puri on 29.10.2023 will run up to Palasa and will return back as Passenger Special to Puri.

B. 22884 Yesvantpur-Puri Express from Yesvantpur on 28.10.2023 will run up to Visakhapatnam and will remain cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Puri.

C. 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express from Tirupati 29.10.2023 will run up to Visakhapatnam and will remain cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Bhubaneswar.

Diversion of Train:

A. 13351 Dhanbad-Alleppey Express from Dhanbad on 29.10.2023 will run via Jharsuguda-Raipur-Nagpur-Vijayawada.

B. 12835 Hatia-Bangalore Express from Hatia on 29.10.2023 will run via Jharsuguda-Raipur-Nagpur-Vijayawada.

C. 22808 Chennai-Santragachhi Express from Chennai on 29.10.2023 will run via Thadi-Vijayawada-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur.

D. 18046 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express from Hyderabad on 29.10.2023 will run via Anakapalle- Vijayawada-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur.

E. 22641 Trivandrum-Shalimar Express from Trivandrum on 28.10.2023 will run via Narsipatnam- Vijayawada-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur.

F. 12504 Agartala-Bangalore Express from Agartala on 28.10.2023 will run via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Raipur-Nagpur-Vijayawada.

G. 18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express from Shalimar on 29.10.2023 will run via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Raipur-Nagpur-Kazipet.

H. 22855 Santragachhji-Titupati Express from Santragachhi on 29.10.2023 Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Raipur-Nagpur-Kazipet.

I. 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandal Express from Shalimar on 29.10.2023 will run via Vizianagaram-Titilagarh-Raipur-Nagpur-Kazipet-Vijayawada.

J. 12842 Chennai-Shalimar Coromandal Express from Chennai on 29.10.2023 will run via Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Nagpur-Raipur-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur.