The Vijayawada division of South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 54 trains on October 28 and 29 due to Cyclone Montha.
South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava asked the officials to give priority to passengers’ safety and take adequate precautionary measures.
Mentioning that Cyclone Montha is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kakinada on Tuesday, Mr. Srivastava said that the officers and staff must be prepared to deal any exigency situation.
Mr. Srivastava took stock of the situation on cyclone preparedness in Vijayawada on Monday. Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Mohit Sonakiya explained about the steps being taken to tackle the cyclone.
The DRM briefed that the engineering, medical, operations, mechanical, commercial and other departments were put on high alert.
“Control rooms have been set up to ensure round-the-clock monitoring. Instructions have been issued to monitor the condition of bridges, operation of trains and the situation at vulnerable locations,” Mr. Mohit Sonakiya said.
Patrolling teams will monitor the tracks and bridges. Men, material and equipment have been kept ready for an emergency. Mobile rescue teams and diesel locomotives have been positioned strategically to ensure continuity of essential services, the DRM said.
DGM (Coordination) Srinivas Malladi, Principal Chief Operations Manager K. Padmaja and officers of various branches participated.
Vijayawada division has cancelled 54 trains due to Cyclone Montha. The following trains were cancelled on October 28 and 29.
The trains cancelled on Tuesday are 67281 Vijayawada–Bhimavaram Town, 67283 Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu, 67284 Nidadavolu–Bhimavaram Town, 67282 Bhimavaram Town–Vijayawada, 67230 Guntur–Vijayawada, 17257 Vijayawada–Kakinada Port, 67221 Vijayawada–Tenali, 67231 Tenali–Repalle, 67232 Repalle–Tenali, 67233 Tenali–Repalle, 67234 Repalle–Guntur, 67235 Guntur–Tenali, 67237 Tenali–Repalle, 67265 Vijayawada–Machilipatnam, 67271 Machilipatnam–Gudivada, 67272 Gudivada–Machilipatnam, 67258 Vijayawada–Narasapur, 67246 Narasapur–Rajahmundry, 67202 Vijayawada–Rajahmundry, 67273 Vijayawada–Ongole, 67267 Vijayawada–Machilipatnam, 67276 Narasapur–Vijayawada, 67277 Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu, 67278 Nidadavolu–Bhimavaram Town, 67256 Machilipatnam–Vijayawada, 67257 Vijayawada–Narasapur, 67272 Vijayawada–Macherla, 67201 Rajahmundry–Vijayawada, 67285 Rajahmundry–Visakhapatnam, 67286 Visakhapatnam–Rajahmundry, 17267 Kakinada Port–Visakhapatnam, and 17268 Visakhapatnam–Kakinada Port.
The trains cancelled on Wednesday are 67262 Vijayawada–Rajahmundry, 07523 Kakinada Port–Rajahmundry, 67238 Repalle–Markapur Road, 67239 Markapur Road–Tenali, 67236 Tenali–Guntur, 67230 Guntur–Vijayawada, 67266 Machilipatnam–Vijayawada, 67268 Machilipatnam–Vijayawada, 67245 Nidadavolu–Narasapur, 67244 Narasapur–Nidadavolu, 67242 Bhimavaram Town–Nidadavolu, 67243 Nidadavolu–Narasapur, 67228 Macherla–Vijayawada, 67261 Rajahmundry–Vijayawada, 67247 Narasapur–Guntur, 67250 Repalle–Guntur, 67249 Guntur–Repalle, and 17258 Kakinada Port–Vijayawada, according to a release issued by the SCR.
Published – October 28, 2025 10:43 am IST
