Cyclone Biparjoy which has now intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm will reach Saurashtra and Kutch coasts by the evening of June 15, as per IMD's latest bulletin.
Considering the severity of the storm and also as a precautionary measure, Western Railways has provided an update on the cancellation of the trains in the cyclone-prone areas over the Western railway. The cancellations are for trains on June 13, as per the update by WR.
List of Trains Cancelled Due To Cyclone
Below is the list of trains which have been cancelled by Western Railways.
09595 Rajkot - Porbandar Special |
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09596 Porbandar - Rajkot Special |
20937 Porbandar - DelhiSarai Rohilla Express |
22483 Jodhpur - Gandhidham Express |
22484 Gandhidham - Jodhpur Express |
19571 Rajkot - Porbandar Express |
19572 Porbandar - Rajkot Express |
20908 Bhuj - Dadar Express |
19405 Palanpur - Gandhidham Express |
19406 Gandhidham - Palanpur Express |
22956 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus Kutch Express |
20927 Palanpur - Bhuj SF Express |
20928 Bhuj - Palanpur SF Express |
09505 Veraval - Amreli |
09540 Junagadh - Amreli |
09295 Veraval - Delvada Special |
09531 Delvada - Junagadh Special |
09291 Veraval - Amreli |
09508 Amreli - Veraval |
09539 Amreli - Junagadh |
09292 Amreli - Veraval |
09532 Junagadh - Delvada Special |
09296 Delvada - Veraval Special |
09456 Bhuj - Sabarmati Special |
22959 Vadodara - Jamnagar Superfast Intercity |
19202 Porbandar - Secunderabad |
11463/65 Veraval - Jabalpur |
22955 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj |
20907 Dadar - Bhuj Express |
09480 Okha - Rajkot Unreserved Special(Daily) |
09479 Rajkot - Okha Unreserved Special (Daily) |
19251 Veraval - Okha Express |
19252 Okha - Veraval Express |
09523 Okha - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special |
19209 Bhavnagar Terminus - Okha Express |
19210 Okha - Bhavnagar Terminus Express |
09522 Veraval - Rajkot Express |
09521 Rajkot - Veraval Express |
22957 Ahmedabad - Veraval |
22958 Veraval - Ahmedabad |
19119 Ahmedabad - Veraval Intercity |
19120 Veraval - Ahmedabad Intercity |
19207 Porbandar -Veraval Express |
19208 Veraval - Porbandar Express |
09513 Rajkot - Veraval |
09514 Veraval- Rajkot |
19320 lndore-Veraval Mahamana |
09550 Porbandar - Bhanvad |
09549 Bhanvad - Porbandar |
09515 Kanalus - Porbandar Special |
09551 Bhanvad - Porbandar Express |
09516 Porbandar - Kanalus Special |
09552 Porbandar - Bhaunra Express |
Western Railways division also announced the list of trains which have been either short-terminated or short-originated.
On June 13, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a meeting with the Ministers of Disaster Management of the States and UTs. During the meeting, Shah said that India is prepared to face the cyclone and foolproof security arrangements are being made at all the coastal regions where an impact of the cyclone would be more visible. He also said that states, where nuclear power stations are being set up, have been given strict protocols to be followed in emergency situations.
IMD has issued an Orange alert for Saurashtra and Kutch Coast. At 11:30 IST on June 13, ESCS BIPARJOY lay about 290km WSW of Devbhumi Dwarka, 320km WSW of Porbandar, 320km SW of Jakhau Port, 330km SW of Naliya. To cross near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) around evening of 15th June as VSCS.