Bhubaneswar: Trains scheduled to originate from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha, except those notified as cancelled in view of Cyclone Dana, will commence after noon, the East Cost Railway (ECoR) informed on Friday.
“Apart from the cancelled trains (which were notified earlier), other trains will run as per schedule. Down Trains coming from South (Visakhapatnam side) towards Bhubaneswar & Howrah are now running. UP Trains from Kharagpur side towards Visakhapatnam will be received at Bhadrak Station at about 2 pm,” it said.
The first scheduled train is 12245 Howrah-Bangalore Duronto Express, it added.
The ECoR had cancelled 203 trains either originating or passing through Odisha to ensure safety of passengers in the wake of Cyclone Dana, which struck Odisha coast as a severe cyclonic storm with winds speeds of 110 kmph in early hours of Friday. The system has weakened into a cyclonic storm over north coastal Odisha.
Earlier, Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar restarted its functioning at 8 am. “Normal operations were to start at 9 am but we have preponed it to 8 am. We have followed all post-cyclone procedures. Our teams have inspected operational areas, terminal building and city side and we have resumed operations,” Bhubaneswar Airport Director, Prasanna Pradhan told news agency PTI.