Bhubaneswar, October 29, 2026
Train services in the Ichchapuram–Jhadupudi section of Visakhapatnam Division have been affected due to water flowing above the danger level over Bridge No.1052. In the interest of passenger safety, more trains have been cancelled and some trains diverted today.
Railway officials are closely monitoring the situation. Train services will be restored once the water level recedes and the section is declared safe for train operations.
Trains Cancelled
• 20842 Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat express on 29.10.2026.
• 22820 Visakhapatnam- Bhubaneswar New Intercity SF express on 29.10.2026.
• 18526 Visakhapatnam-Brahmapur express on 29.10.2026.
• 18418 Gunupur-Puri express on 29.10.2026.
• 18417 Puri-Gunupur express on 29.10.2026.
• 20838 Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar SF express on 29.10.2026.
• 18045 Howrah-Charlapalli East Coast express on 29.10.2026.
• 18063 Santragachi-Yalahanka AC express on 29.10.2026.
• 22603 Kharagpur-Villupuram SF express on 29.10.2026.
• 22874 Visakhapatnam-Digha SF express on 29.10.2026.
• 68031 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU on October 29 & 30, 2026.
• 68032 Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU on October 29 & 30, 2026.
• 68033 Jharsuguda-Sambalpur MEMU on 30.10.2026.
• 68034 Sambalpur-Jharsuguda MEMU on 30.10.2026.
• 18117 Rourkela-Gunupur Rajyarani express on 29.10.2026.
• 18118 Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani express on 30.10.2026.
• 11020 Bhubaneswar New-CSMT Mumbai Konark express on 29.10.2026.
• 17479 Puri-Tirupati express on 29.10.2026.
• 20853 Bhubaneswar-MGR Chennai Central SF express on 29.10.2026.
• 20837 Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Road SF express on 29.10.2026.
Trains Diverted
• 22831 Howrah-Yesvantpur SF express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Khurda Road–Angul–Sambalpur–Rayagada–Vizianagaram, instead of its scheduled route.
• 17066 Shalimar-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Khurda-Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
• 12773 Shalimar-Secunderabad express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Khurda-Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
• 22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad SF express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Khurda-Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
• 15673 Charlapalli-Kamakhya express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
• 18046 Charlapalli-Shalimar East Coast express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
• 18045 Shalimar-Charlapalli East Coast express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Khurda-Angul-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Vizianagaram instead of its scheduled route.
• 12840 MGR Chennai Central-Howrah express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
• 12868 Pondicherry-Shalimar express, commencing its journey on 28.10.2026, will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Titlagarh-Jharsuguda-Kharagpur instead of its scheduled route.
• 22826 MGR Chennai Central-Shalimar SF ex…
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