In view of disruption of train services due to heavy rain across Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai floods that submerged railway tracks in several parts of state, a number of express trains were cancelled by South Eastern Railway.
Owing to non-availability of rakes, 12839 Howrah-Chennai Mail leaving Howrah tonight was cancelled, South Eastern Railway sources said.
South Eastern Railway also cancelled 12841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandal Express leaving Howrah, as well as 22807 Santragachi-Chennai Central AC Express for tomorrow.
12663 Howrah-Tiruchchirapalli Express leaving Howrah would remain cancelled, 13351 Dhanbad-Alappuzha Express leaving Dhanbad and 18189 Tatanagar-Rourkela-Alappuzha Link Express leaving Tatanagar, all scheduled to depart today, would also remain cancelled, SER sources said.