South Central Railway cancels six trains, diverts nine others in Telangana; check full list here

Amid the heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the train services have been disrupted due to water logging over the tracks at several locations.

South Central Railway on Sunday cancelled over 20 trains and diverted more than 30.

Also, Railways has set up helpline numbers to ensure the safety and convenience of people. The helpline numbers are; Hyderabad-27781500, Warangal-27782751, Kazipet-27782660 and Khamman-27782885.


Earlier, the railway cancelled six trains and nine trains were diverted.

Trains cancelled

The trains cancelled are as follows. All trains have been cancelled for Sunday, September 1.

Train number	From-to
12713	Vijayawada- Secunderabad
12714	Secunderabad- Vijayawada
17201	Guntur- Secunderabad
17233	Secunderababd- Sirpur Kaghaznagar
12706	Secunderabad- Guntur
12705	Guntur- Secunderabad

Trains diverted

Train number	From-to	Date of journey commenced	Diverted via	Remarks
20811	Vishakapatnam-nanded	31/8/2024	Vijayawada-Guntur-Nalgonda-Pagidipalli	All stops between Eluru-Secunderabad skipped
12739	Vishakapatnam-Tirupati	31/8/2024	Guntur-Nalgonda-Pagidipalli	All stops between Viajawada-Secunderabad skipped
12759	Tambaram-Hyderabad	31/8/2024	Guntur-Nalgonda-Pagidipalli	All stops between Viajawada-Secunderabad skipped
03241	Danapur-Bengaluru	30/8/2024	Kazipet-Secunderabad-Sulehalli-Guntkal-Dharmavaram	All stops between Balharsha-Bengaluru skipped
12642	Nizamuddin-Kanyakumari	31/8/2024	Kazipet-Secunderabad-Sulehalli-Guntkal-kadapa-Rengunta-Arakkonam-Chennai beach	All stops between Balharsha-Gudur skipped
11019	CST Mumbai-Bhubanseswar	31/8/2024	Secunderabad-Pagadipalli-Guntur-Vijayawada	All stopes between Secunderabad-Vijayawada skipped
11020	Bhubaneswar-CST Mumbai	31/8/2024	Vijayawada-Guntur-Pagadipalli-Secunderabad	All stops between Vijayawada-Secunderabad skipped
18519	Vishakapatnam- LTT Mumbai	31/8/2024	Vijayawada-Guntur-Pagadipalli-Secunderabad	All stops between Vijayawada-Secunderabad skipped
12727	Vijayawada-Hyderabad	31/8/2024	Vijayawada-Guntur-Nalgonda-Pagadipalli-Secunderabad	All stops between Vijayawada-Secunderabad skipped

Earlier, Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh on Sunday assessed the flood-affected areas in the Mangalagiri constituency and assessed the rescue and relief measures taken by the government.

Nara Lokesh toured the Ratnalcheruvu area in Mangalagiri town, which was severely affected by heavy rainfall, and interacted with the affected residents

Lokesh enquired about the relief measures provided by the government and whether they were reaching all the affected people.

He assured the residents that the government would provide all necessary assistance to those affected by the floods.

Earlier, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu held a review meeting and instructed officials to be vigilant and alert in the rain-affected areas, adding that the necessary assistance be provided to the people.

The Chief Minister on Friday directed officials to ensure that all departments are on high alert; declare holidays for schools in areas with heavy rainfall; install warning boards near overflowing streams and rivers to prevent accidents; and send alert messages to mobile phones of people in affected areas.