Seventeen trains including the Vande Bharat train to and from Tirunelveli are cancelled or rescheduled due to heavy rains in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari and Tuticorin of Tamil Nadu. Floodwater has entered yards and submerged tracks in many places while the red alert is in place in all four districts.Ā Tuticorin-bound flights have also been diverted or cancelled. A cyclonic circulation lies over the Comorin area, said the weather department.Ā The cancelled trains also include those that began their journey on Sunday but had to be terminated due to flooding on tracks.
List of cancelled trains
Train No. 06673 TirunelveliāTiruchendur Unreserved Special
Train No. 06405 TiruchendurāTirunelveli Unreserved Special
Train No. 06674 TiruchendurāTirunelveli Unreserved Special
Train No. 06675 TirunelveliāTiruchendur Unreserved Special
Train No. 20666 TirunelveliāChennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express
Train No. 20665 Chennai EgmoreāTirunelveli Vande Bharat Express
Train No. 19577 TirunelveliāJamnagar Express
Train No. 16732 TiruchendurāPalakkad Express
Train No. 06848 Vanchi ManiyachiāTuticorinĀ Unreserved Special
Train No. 06671 TuticorināVanchi Maniyachi Unreserved Special
Train No. 06668 TirunelveliāTuticorin Unreserved Special
Train No. 06667 TuticorināTirunelveli Unreserved Special.