Cyclone FANI: ECoR runs special trains to evacuate tourists

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 2, 2019 at 8:43 AM Updated On : May 2, 2019 at 11:04 AM

Bhubaneswar: In view of the impending cyclonic storm FANI in Odisha, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special trains to evacuate tourists and visitors.

The first train is scheduled from Puri to Shalimar at 12 noon today. The second and third trains will leave Puri at 3 PM and 6 PM, respectively and head towards Howrah.

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All the trains will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur. It will have reserved as well as unreserved accommodation with general, sleeper, 3A and 2A coaches.