CHENNAI: In view of Cyclone Michaung, the Southern Railway has cancelled 120 trains scheduled from December 3 to 6. Railway officials said that the majority of the trains passing through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been cancelled following the prediction of heavy rain and it will affect both daily and weekly trains heading from Chennai, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram, to the northern part of the country, including New Delhi, Dhanapur, Santragachi, Patna, Visakhapattinam, Vijayawada and Howrah. The changes in the operation of express trains departing from Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, and Tambaram will be determined based on the severity of the cyclone’s impact. An official statement assured full refund of ticket fare to rail passengers.
