Trains To Vizag Likely To Be Restored By Tuesday

In view of breaches to the railway tracks near Elamanchili on the Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam rail route in the Vijayawada division of the South Central Railway, the train services to and from Visakhapatnam got affected today.

As of now, train services to Visakhapatnam are likely to be restored by Tuesday.

However, long distance Express trains towards Howrah are being operated on a diverted route - via Vijayawada-Kazipet-Balharshah-Nagpur-Jharsiguda-Kharagpur.

Except for the section from Samalkot to Visakhapatnam, train services have been running continuously on all routes on the SCR in spite of Cyclone Hudhud in the last few days.

For the benefit of its passengers, the SCR is operating 2 special trains towards Visakhapatnam - one each from Hyderabad and Tirupati - today. A special train from Hyderabad (departure time 5:15pm) to Kakinada is also being provided, with stoppages at stations as per the schedule of the Godavari Express.

Another special train from Tirupati (departure time 8:50pm) to Tuni is being operated with stoppages at stations as per the schedule of the Tirumala Express.

These 2 special trains are aimed at clearing stranded passengers, if any, at stations on the route to destinations situated up to Tuni in the Visakhapatnam route.

Current information on the running of train services is being widely disseminated through the media and also through special helpline numbers set up at 22 railway stations of the SCR.

The helpline numbers at major stations are:

Vijayawada: 0866-2576796, 2767233, 2767070, 2767040
Rajahmundry: 0883-2420541, 2420543, 2420780, 2420790
Eluru: 08812-232267
Tuni: 08854-252172
Anakapalli: 08924-221698
Kakinada Port: 0884-2340592
Kakinada Town: 0884-2374227
Samalkot: 0884-232882
Tadepalligudam: 08818-226162
Tirupati: 0877-2225810, 9676903528
Secunderabad: 040-27700868, 27829007
Hyderabad: 040-23200865
Guntur: 0863-2222014
Kazipet: 0870-2548660 (INN)