3 special trains to Chennai cancelled

Coimbatore: Western district might have been spared by Cyclone Nivar, but the residents still felt its impact as several trains from the city were cancelled on Thursday, leaving people to abandon their travel plans.
In view of Cyclone Nivar, three special trains being operated from Coimbatore to Chennai central and as many trains in the return direction scheduled to ply on Thursday were cancelled completely.This was the second consecutive day, the railway authorities had to cancel trains due to the cyclone. On Wednesday, three trains were cancelled.
At the same time, train no.02601 Chennai Central – Mangalore special train and train no.02639 Chennai Central – Alappuzha special train were operated. A statement from the southern railways said that few trains were partially cancelled on Thursday.
Train no.02640 Alappuzha–Chennai Central special train was partially cancelled between Alappuzha and Erode while the train will run from Erode to Chennai Central as per schedule, said the statement.
Train no.02083 Mayiladuthurai – Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi special train was operated from Mayiladuthurai in the scheduled timings. So were no.06187 Karaikal–Ernakulam special train and no. 06231 Mayiladuthurai – Mysuru special train operated as scheduled.
Similarly, long distance buses to several destinations in cyclone-hit areas like Cuddalore, Puducherry and Chengalpet were cancelled. Officials said they would take stock of the situation and resume the services.