Floods: Now, one special train to Chennai

 

 

According to the passengers, trains were cancelled from morning, following reports of heavy floods.  "Thousands of passengers were waiting at all the major stations, expecting trains. But SWR cancelled the trains as a precautionary measure," informed an officer familiar with the reasons for the decision.

 

According to the SWR officials, all the trains scheduled for Chennai and nearby towns, were cancelled following an advisory from Railway officials in Chennai. 

 

"No trains have either arrived or departed from the city to Chennai. A decision on restarting the services will be taken on Saturday, based on the real-time report about the train tracks and availability of platforms in Chennai station," he explained.KSRTC operates additional buses

 

Meanwhile, KSRTC is operating additional buses to Chennai on Thursday night to enable the city residents living in Chennai to return to the city safely. These buses will reach Chennai on Friday morning.

 

As flights and train services were cancelled, additional buses are being deployed to Chennai to ensure that people can return without any hassles.

 

“Every night, KSRTC operates around 43 buses to Chennai. But this figure will go up to around 50 buses on Thursday night," explained an officer.

 

"There is no demand for Chennai tickets. But there is a heavy rush for tickets to Bengaluru city. KSRTC will operate additional buses as per the passenger rush," he concluded.

Control room set up

 

The state government has set up an Emergency Control Room with toll-free number 1070. The Control room has received 150 calls enquiring about 400 stranded people from Karnataka, so far.