Western Railways cancel 23 more trains in view of cyclone; 99 cancelled so farThe severe cyclonic storm made landfall on Gujarat's Kutch coast on Thursday evening.
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Construction workers at Marine Drive as high tidal waves lash the shore ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, in Mumbai, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Credit: PTI Photo
The Western Railway on Thursday announced cancellation of a few more trains as a precautionary measure in view of cyclone Biparjoy over the next three days. The severe cyclonic storm made landfall on Gujarat's Kutch coast on Thursday evening.
A release from the WR said it has cancelled 23 more trains, `short-terminated' (terminated before the usual destination) three trains and `short-originated' (where trains start their journey from a station farther from the usual starting point) seven trains as a precautionary measure. So far, 99 trains have been cancelled, 39 short-terminated while 38 trains have been short-originated due to the cyclone, the WR said.