In wake of the severe cyclone Remal, the Kolkata Metro Railways had suspended the metro services between Tollygunge and New Garia on the North-South line and truncated services were run on both directions between Dakshineswar and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar stations. 

As per the officials, the train operations were also disrupted between Girish Park and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar stations, due to waterlogging on the tracks at Park Street and Esplanade stations. The officials also informed that metro services are normal from Dakshineswar to Girish Park and from Kabi Subhas to Mahanayak Uttam Kumar. 

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The Kolkata metro officials started regulating services from Sunday evening as a safety measure against the inclement weather conditions after Cyclone Remal’s impact on the city. Additionally, the municipal corporation was trying to address the situation on war footing, said Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim. 

Flight services affected at Kolkata Airport 

Due to the impact of the severe cyclone, several flights were also cancelled or diverted. The flight services at the Kolkata airport resumed after 21 hours of suspension on Monday afternoon. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) top official informed that the first aircraft to depart on Monday was IndiGo’s Kolkata-Port Blair flight at 8.59 am, while the first one to land in city was SpiceJet’s flight from Guwahati.

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Indian Railways train services disrupted 

The movement of several trains were disrupted due to the cyclone. Here’s the list of cancelled trains:

  • 22897 Howrah – Digha Kandari Express will remain cancelled o­n 26.05.2024
  • 08137 Panskura – Digha MEMU Special will remain cancelled o­n 26.05.2024
  • 08139 Panskura – Digha EMU Special will remain cancelled o­n 26.05.2024
  • 08136 Digha – Panskura EMU Special will remain cancelled o­n 27.05.2024
  • 08138 Digha – Panskura MEMU Special will remain cancelled o­n 27.05.2024
  • 22898 Digha – Howrah Kandari Express will remain cancelled o­n 26.05.2024

Some trains were also short terminated and short originated –

  • 22890 Puri-Digha Weekly Express, journey commencing o­n 25.05.2024 will be short terminated at Kharagpur
  • 22889 Digha-Puri Weekly Express, journey commencing o­n 26.05.2024 will be short originated from Kharagpur
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List of EMU trains cancelled 

  • Lakshmikantapur – Namkhana section: 34914 DN/34935 UP, 34916 DN/34937 UP, 34981 UP
  • Sealdah – Lakshmikantapur section: 34712 DN/34711 UP, 34714 DN/34713 UP, 34716 DN/34715 UP, 34717 UP
  • Sealdah – Diamond Harbour section: 34812 DN/34811 UP, 34814 DN/34813 UP, 34816 DN/34815 UP
  • Sealdah – Canning section: 34352 DN/34511 UP, 34354 DN/34513 UP
  • Sealdah – Sonarpur section: 34412 DN/34411 UP
  • Sealdah Budge Budge section: 34112 DN/34111 UP, 34114 DN/34113 UP
  • Sealdah – Baruipur section: 34612 DN/34611 UP, 34614 DN/34613 Up
  • Sealdah/Barasat – Hasnabad section: 33511 UP/33512 DN, 33311 UP/33514 DN, 33313 UP/33312 DN

Several districts on red alert

Kolkata is experiencing heavy rain and gusty winds following the landfall of severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal,’ which began on Sunday evening between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh. The storm brought winds with speeds of 110 to 120 km/h, gusting up to 135 km/h. A red alert has been issued for Murshidabad and Nadia districts, which are expected to receive 7 to 20 cm of rain on Monday. Additionally, eight districts, including Kolkata, are likely to see thundershowers and gusty winds ranging from 50 to 60 km/h.