Passenger services within the Visakhapatnam Division experienced severe disruptions today following a rise in water levels beyond the danger threshold at Bridge No. 1052 on the Ichchapuram-Jhadupudi route.
In adherence to strict safety regulations for passengers, Indian Railways has cancelled, short-terminated, and rerouted a wide array of express and local train services.
Railway engineers and operational personnel are conducting continuous monitoring of the affected area. Full train services will resume only once floodwaters recede and the structural integrity of the tracks has been confirmed.
List of Affected Train Services
1. Cancelled Trains
The following train services have been completely cancelled due to substantial waterlogging:
- 20842 Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat Express (29.10.2026)
- 22820 Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar New Intercity SF Express (29.10.2026)
- 18526 Visakhapatnam-Brahmapur Express (29.10.2026)
- 18418 Gunupur-Puri Express (29.10.2026)
- 18417 Puri-Gunupur Express (29.10.2026)
- 20838 Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar SF Express (29.10.2026)
- 18045 Howrah-Charlapalli East Coast Express (29.10.2026)
- 18063 Santragachi-Yalahanka AC Express (29.10.2026)
- 22603 Kharagpur-Villupuram SF Express (29.10.2026)
- 22874 Visakhapatnam-Digha SF Express (29.10.2026)
- 68031 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU (29.10.2026 & 30.10.2026)
- 68032 Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU (29.10.2026 & 30.10.2026)
- 68033 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU (30.10.2026)
- 68034 Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU (30.10.2026)
- 18117 Rourkela-Gunupur Rajyarani Express (29.10.2026)
- 18118 Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express (30.10.2026)
- 11020 Bhubaneswar New-CSMT Mumbai Konark Express (29.10.2026)
- 17479 Puri-Tirupati Express (29.10.2026)
- 20853 Bhubaneswar-MGR Chennai Central SF Express (29.10.2026)
- 20837 Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road SF Express (29.10.2026)
2. Diverted Train Routes
- 22831 Howrah-Yesvantpur SF Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khurda Road-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 17066 Shalimar-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khordha-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 12773 Shalimar-Secunderabad Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khordha-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad SF Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khordha-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 15673 Charlapalli-Kamakhya Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 18046 Charlapalli-Shalimar East Coast Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 18045 Shalimar-Charlapalli East Coast Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khurda-Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 12840 MGR Chennai Central-Howrah Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 12868 Pondicherry-Shalimar Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 22826 MGR Chennai Central-Shalimar SF Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 22611 MGR Chennai Central-New Jalpaiguri SF Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 22503 Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express (Dep. 27.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur
- 20852 Pondicherry-Bhubaneswar SF Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
- 20610 Tiruchchirapalli-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda
- 22864 SMVB Bengaluru-Howrah AC Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda
- 12864 SMVB Bengaluru-Howrah Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda
- 12841 Howrah-MGR Chennai Central Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Khurda-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 12504 Agartala-SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express (Dep. 27.10.2026) → Via Khurda-Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 12839 Howrah-MGR Chennai Central Express (Dep. 28.10.2026) → Via Anugola-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram
- 12843 Puri-Ahmedabad SF Express (Dep. 29.10.2026) → Via Angul-Sambalpur-Titlagarh
3. Short Termination & Short Origination
- 68419 / 68420 Bhubaneswar-Palasa-Bhubaneswar MEMU (29.10.2026): Short-terminated and short-originated at Chatrapur.
- 18448 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express (Dep. 28.10.2026): Short-terminated at Palasa.
- 68434 Gunupur-Kataka MEMU (29.10.2026): Short-terminated at Sompeta.
- 68433 Kataka-Gunupur MEMU (29.10.2026): Short-originated from Sompeta.
Passenger Advisory
Railway authorities strongly recommend that passengers verify the status of their trains prior to travel. Real-time updates, schedule changes, and live train tracking can be accessed via the official National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app/website and the Indian Railways’ official portals.
