Due to heavy rainfall in Karnataka, the South Western Railway has cancelled several trains as waterlogging has affected the up fast line over Bridge No. 114, located between Basin Bridge Junction (Chennai) and Veysarpadi stations.
List of cancelled trains
Train No. 12657 Dr MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru
Train No. 12607 Dr MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru
Train No. 12608 KSR Bengaluru – Dr MGR Chennai Central
Train No. 12609 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru
Train No. 12610 Mysuru – Dr MGR Chennai Central
Train No. 12027 Dr MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru
Train No. 12028 KSR Bengaluru – Dr MGR Chennai Central
Train No. 12007 Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mysuru
Train No. 12008 Mysuru – Dr MGR Chennai Central
Train No. 06275 Chamarajanagar – Mysuru
Train No. 20623 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru Malgudi Express
Train No. 20624 KSR Bengaluru – Mysuru Malgudi Express
Train No. 16022 Mysuru – Dr MGR Chennai Central Kaveri Express
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted very heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and squalls for Wednesday across coastal, north interior, and south interior regions of Karnataka.
IMD officials also forecast intense rainfall in Bengaluru and surrounding districts of these regions until October 18.
Overcast conditions are expected to persist in Bengaluru for the next three to four days. The city received 66.1 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Wednesday, they added.
(With PTI inputs)