Indian Railways Cancels Several Special Trains In View Of Cyclone Nivar; see list here

Special Train Cancellation: In light of Cyclone NIVAR, the South Indian Railways area has suspended several special train services. Special trains will remain fully canceled on November 25, 2020. For canceled special train services, the domestic carrier would grant a full refund to passengers. According to a PTI report, an automatic refund would be granted to e-ticket holders. For train tickets that are booked at train station counters, Indian Railways has relaxed the time limit. Therefore, train passengers can benefit from a refund by handing over tickets to the train counter within 15 days after the train’s scheduled departure, contrary to the usual three-day rule. According to Southern Railways, the following 12 pairs of trains will remain suspended on November 25, 2020:

• Train number 02613/02614 Chennai Egmore – Madurai – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 02636/02635 Madurai – Chennai Egmore – Madurai Special has been canceled
• Train number 02605/02606 Chennai Egmore – Karaikkudi – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 02661/02662 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 02632/02631 Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli Special has been canceled
• Train number 02694/02693 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Special has been canceled
• Train number 02633/02634 Chennai Egmore – Kanniyakumari – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 06723/06724 Chennai Egmore – Kollam – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 02206/02205 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Special has been canceled
• Train number 06101/06102 Chennai Egmore – Kollam – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled
• Train number 02638/02637 Madurai – Chennai Egmore – Madurai Special has been canceled
• Train number 02653/02654 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Special has been canceled

The following special trains have been canceled for November 26, 2020:

• Train number 02675/02676 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Coimbatore – Dr MGR Chennai Central special has been canceled
• Train number 06027/06028 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Coimbatore – Dr MGR Chennai Central special has been canceled
• Train number 06075/06076 Dr MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru – The special Dr MGR Chennai Central has been canceled
• Train number 02680/02679 Coimbatore – Dr MGR Chennai Central – The Coimbatore special has been canceled
• Train number 02608/02607 KSR Bengaluru – Dr MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru special has been canceled
• Train number 06057 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Tirupati special train has been canceled
• Train number 06008 Tirupati – Dr MGR Chennai central special train is canceled