Vizianagaram train accident: Here’s a list of cancelled, short-terminated, diverted trains
The death toll has gone up to 13 and signal overshooting is suspected to be the most-likely reason behind the collision
The train derailment in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram which has claimed 13 lives and left 25 injured, has prompted the Indian Railways to cancel, divert or short-terminate several trains to and from the state.
Signal overshooting is suspected to be the most-likely reason behind the collision, the Indian Railways said.
The Ministry of Railways has released a list of trains that have been diverted, cancelled and short-terminated on the Howrah-Chennai line, in its latest bulletin on X.
Here’s the list:
Cancelled trains
Train No. 08527 Raipur-Visakhapatnam Passenger – departure from Raipur on October 30
Train No. 08528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger – departure from Visakhapatnam on October 30
Train No. 08527 Raipur-Visakhapatnam Passenger – departure from Raipur on October 30
Train No. 08528 Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger – departure from Visakhapatnam on October 30
Palasa-Visakhapatnam Special – departure from Palasa on October 30
Paradeep-Visakhapatnam Express – departure from Paradeep on October 30
Korba-Visakhapatnam Express – departure from Korba on October 30
Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Passenger – departure from Rayagada on October 30
Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Special – departure from Vizianagaram on October 30
Visakhapatnam-Gunupur Special – departure from Visakhapatnam on October 30
Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Special – departure from Gunupur on October 30
Trains that have been short-terminated
Train No. 20809 Sambalpur-Nanded – leaving from Sambalpur is short terminated at Vizianagaram and will return from Vizianagaram to Sambalpur.
Train No.17479 Puri-Tirupati Express leaving Puri is short-terminated at Balugaon and will return back to Puri.
Train No. 07468 Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram leaving Visakhapatnam is short-terminated at Pendurthi.
Train No. 11019 CST Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Express leaving CST is short-terminated at Visakhapatnam.
Train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai Short originating at Visakhapatnam to CST Mumbai.
Puri-Chennai Express from Puri will travel till Palasa and return as a Passenger Special to Puri.
Yesvantpur-Puri Express from Yesvantpur will run up to Visakhapatnam and will be cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Puri.
Tirupati-Bhubaneswar Express from Tirupati will run up to Visakhapatnam and will remain cancelled from Visakhapatnam to Bhubaneswar.
Diverted trains
Train No. 03357 Baruni-Coimbatore Special Express leaving Barauni diverted via Titlagarh to Vijayawada Junction
Train No. 18189 Tata-Ernakulam Express leaving Tata diverted via Gotlam to Vijayawada Junction
Train No. 11020 Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai-Konark Express leaving Bhubaneswar diverted via Vizianagaram Junction to Nagpur
Train No. 12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah diverted to Nagpur
Train No. 12245 Howrah-SVM Bangalore Duronto Express leaving Howrah diverted via Vizianagaram to Vijayawada
'Signal overshooting may have caused accident'
Visakhapatnam Superintendent of Police M Deepika said on Monday (October 30) said the number of casualties in the train accident has gone up to 13 while 50 people have been injured.
At around 7 pm on Sunday, the Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada passenger train from behind at Kantakapalli, about 40 Km from Visakhapatnam, causing three coaches to derail.
Biswajit Sahu, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the ECR, on Monday told the media “signal overshooting is the most probable cause behind the mishap.” He, however, said that the same will be ascertained only after investigation.
