Road,rail traffic partially disrupted due to heavy rain in Gujarat

Due to heavy rain in Saurashtra, rail traffic was disrupted on Wedensday. Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar divisions’ total eight trains were canceled. Canceled trains were Veraval-Jabalpur express, Jamnagar-Bandra express, Ahmedabad-Veraval express, Veraval-Ahmedabad, Bandra-Jamnagar, Mumbai-Okha, Bandra-Bhavnagar and Bhavnagar-Bandra.

Routes of four trains were diverted to Vankaner-Morbi-Viramgam route. These trains were Thiruvananthpuram-Veraval express, Porbandar-Havda express, Okha-Puri, and Okha-Mumbai.

Four trains were terminated at Ahmedabad and Viramgam stations. These trains were Jamnagar-Surat intercity, Sikandarabad-Rajkot, Mumbai-Porbandar and Govahati-Okha.

Traffic of State Transport buses was also affected due to break downs and blockages on highways. Ahmedabad-Surendranagar road was closed on Viramgam-Surendranagar patch, Porbanadar-Somnath coastal highway was closed due to flooding water of Bhadar and Madhuvanti rivers, Jamkandorana-Gondal road, Palitana-Talaja road, Kutiyana-Ghed roads were closed.