Cyclone Fani: 3 Special Trains Announced For stranded tourists in Odisha

Odisha, Mat 2, 2019:

The Indian Railways have announced three special trains for the tourists stranded in Puri, where the severe Cyclone Fani is likely to make landfall.

The East Coast Railway (ECoR) of Indian Railways has stated that it will run the special trains with reserved and unreserved berths from Puri.

The first train starts at 12 pm, the second at 3 pm and the third at 6 pm today.

The train is scheduled to make stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur and finally Howrah.

Further, this train will comprise of General, Sleeper, 3A and 2A coaches. The train is expected to reach Bhubaneswar around 1.30 pm.

The severe cyclone 'Fani' is heading towards the coast and the authorities are trying to evacuate 8 lakh people from Eastern Indian state Odisha.

103 trains have been canceled amid concerns over the safety of passengers, but the Railways have assured that the passengers are eligible for a refund if they produce the tickets three days within the date of departure.

The cyclone is likely to make landfall between Gopalpur and Chandbali anytime after tomorrow afternoon, with a wind speed of up to 200 km per hour.