Kerala rain hits train traffic: Here's the complete list of cancelled trains

Several other trains have been cancelled owing to the rain and floods

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The rail traffic via Alappuzha route in Kerala restarted on Saturday morning. The services in this route were suspended on Friday as the tracks were found to be unsafe as incessant rain continued to batter the state. Several other trains have been cancelled owing to the rain and floods. The engineering department of the Southern Railway has informed that the authorities are trying to resume the services at the earliest. Services have been resumed in Palakkad-Shornur, Shornur-Pattambi route.


Special Trains

A special train will start from Ernakulam via Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai will start at 3 pm. The Kerala Express scheduled to start at 11.15 am from Thiruvananthapuram will start at 12 pm. It'll be travelling via Nagercoil and Madurai. The train will not pass Palakkad and Coimbatore. The train service between Kayamkulam and Alappuzha which was stopped on Friday has been resumed. Short distance train services are operational in the Thiruvananthapuram-Ernakulam-Thrissur route via Kottayam and Alappuzha. All long distance train services in the Shoranur route have been cancelled due to the landslides in the area.


More information on train cancellations may be obtained from helpline numbers: 1072, 9188292595, 9188293595.



Railway promises refund

All passengers of cancelled trains may apply for refund. These passengers will receive a TDR (ticket deposit receipt) till October 15. They may apply for a refund using this receipt. The timeline is also applicable for those possessing e-tickets. The TDR may be submitted in IRCTC website. Those who applied for the tickers via UTS on mobile app may apply for refund by sending an email to cospm@sr.railnet.gov.in. The ticket number and reason for cancellation must be clearly stated in the mail. Passengers without internet access may ask for a refund via post. The postal address for the same is Chief Commercial Manager, Passenger marketing, Southern Railway, Moore market, Chennai 600003.

Trains Cancelled

  1. Train No.16332 Thiruvananthapuram – Mumbai CSMT express train of 10.08.2019.

  2. Train No.12076 Thiruvananthapuram – Kozhikkode Jan Shatabdi express train

  3. Train No.22646 Thiruvananthapuram – Indore Ahilyanagari express train of 10.08.2019

  4. Train No.16305 Ernakulam – Kannur Intercity express train of 10.08.2019

  5. Train No.12217 Kochuveli – Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranthi express train of 10.08.2019

  6. Train No.16346 Thiruvananthapuram – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Netravathi express train of 10.08.2019

  7. Train No.16308 Kannur – Alleppey Express of 10.08.2019

  8. Train No.16857 Puducherry - Mangalore Express of 10.08.2019

  9. Train No. 22610 Coimbatore – Mangalore Inter City Express of 10.08.2019

  10. Train No. 22609 Mangalore – Coimbatore Inter City Express of 10.08.2019

  11. Train No. Train No.56650 Kannur - Coimbatore Passenger of 10.08.2019

  12. Train No.56600 Kozhikkode - Shoranur Passenger of 10.08.2019

  13. Train No. 56664 Kozhikkode - Thrissur Passenger of 10.08.2019

  14. Train No. 56604 Shoranur – Coimbatore Passenger of 10.08.2019

  15. Train No. 66606 Palakkad Town - Coimbatore Passenger of 10.08.2019

  16. Train No. 66611 Palakkad - Ernakulam Passenger of 10.08.2019

  17. Train No. 56323 Coimbatore - Mangalore Passenger of 10.08.2019

  18. Train No. 56603 Thrissur - Kannur Passenger of 10.08.2019

  19. Train No 12698 Thiruvanathapuram-Chennai Central Weekly Express (11.08.19)

  20. Train No. 22208 Thiruvanathapuram-Chennai Central AC Express (11.08.19)

  21. Train No. 12697 Thiruvanathapuram-Chennai Central Weekly Express (11.08.19)

    Trains Partially Cancelled

    1. Train No.16606 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Ernad express train of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Thrisur – Mangaluru.

    2. Train No.16650 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Parasuram express train of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Wadakkanchery – Mangaluru.

    3. Train No. 16649 Mangalore – Nagercoil Parasuram Express of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Mangalore and Wadakkachery.

    4. Train No.16605 Mangalore – Nagercoil Express of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Mangalore and Thrissur.

    5. Train No.17229 Trivandrum - Hyderabad Sabari Express of 10th August is partially cancelled between Trivandrum and Coimbatore. These trains will return as Train No. 17229 from Coimbatore to Hyderabad on 10.08.2019

    6. Train No. 12081 Kannur - Trivandrum Jan Shatabdi Express of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Kannur and Shoranur.

    7. Train No. 16159 Chennai Egmore – Mangalore Central Express which left Chennai Egmore on 9.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Tiruchchirappalli and Mangalore.

    8. Train No.16160 Mangalore – Chennai Egmore Express which left Mangalore on 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled Mangalore and Tiruchchirappalli. This train will return as Train No. 16160 from Thiruchchirapalli to Chennai Egmore on 10th August, 2019.

    9. Train No. 56602 Kannur – Shoranur Passenger of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Kannur and Kozhikkode.

    10. Train No. 56611 Palakkad – Nilambur Passenger of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Palakkad and Shoranur.

    11. Train No 12512 Thiruvananthapuram-Gorakhpur Rapti Express of 10.08.2019 is partially cancelled between Thiruvananthapuram and Erode. Diversion of Train Service Train No.16382 Kanniyakumari – Mumbai CSMT Jayanthi Janatha express train of 10.08.2019 diverted to run via Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur and Erode Rail traffic was affected earlier also after trees fell on the tracks at various parts of the state. Several trains to Kerala were earlier cancelled due to the floods in Mumbai.