Incessant overnight rain in Kolkata significantly affected the Howrah division of Eastern Railways, leading to the cancellation of 25 EMU local trains and rescheduling of several others.
The heavy rain severely waterlogged railway tracks across the city, with authorities deploying water pumps to eliminate the excess water and ensure fast restoration of services.
“Eastern Railway is continuing its tireless efforts for maintaining suburban service in Sealdah & Howrah divisions. In Sealdah North & Main line section, suburban trains are being received & despatched from the platforms. In Sealdah South section, except one or two trains all south bound trains are being short terminating/short originating at Ballygunge as Sealdah South platform are water logged. Continuous effort is going on to resume services from Sealdah south also,” Howrah division of Eastern Railway wrote on its official X handle.
It further added that Kolkata’s circular railway services, popularly referred to as ‘chakra rail’ have been suspended due to water logging.
25 canceled trains for today
Eastern Railways on Tuesday requested passengers to plan their journey accordingly as the following 25 local trains were canceled after heavy rain and subsequent waterlogging on the tracks in Kolkata:
- Howrah Bardhhaman Chord Section – 36081/36082 (Howrah – Masagram), 36815/37830
- Bandel-Howrah – 37213/37224, 37215/37230 (Howrah- Bandel)
- Howrah Bardhhaman Main Line – 37815/36828
- Howrah-Tarakeswar – 37353/37356 (Howrah – Tarakeswar), 37307/37308 (Howrah- Haripal), 37311/37322 (Howrah-Tarakeswar), 37359/37360
- Howrah-Sheoraphuli – 37041, 37042
- Howrah-Serampore – 37011/37012
- Howrah-Belur Math – 37111/37112
- Howrah-Katwa – 37911
Six rescheduled trains for today
The following trains were rescheduled for the day after torrential rain over parts of West Bengal.
- 22301 UP Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat express scheduled to leave Howrah station at 5.55 hrs. on 23.9.25 has been rescheduled at 7.45 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
- 22303 Howrah – Gaya Vande Bharat Express scheduled leave Howrah at 6.45 hrs. on 23.9.2025 has been rescheduled at 8.10 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
- 22309 Howrah – Jamalpur Vande Bharat express scheduled to leave Howrah at 7.45 hrs. has been rescheduled at 8.20 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
- 13151 UP Kolkata – Jammu Tawi Express scheduled to leave Kolkata station 11.45 hrs. has been rescheduled at 14.00 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
- 12357 UP Kolkata – Amritsar Express scheduled to leave Kolkata at 12.10 hrs. on 23.9.2025 has been rescheduled at 14.30 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
- 13161 UP Kolkata – Balurghat Express scheduled to leave Kolkata station at 12.05 hrs. on 23.9.2025 has been rescheduled at 15.15 hrs. on 23.9.2025.
Additionally, UP M/Exp – 3 Vande Bharat Exp 22301, 22303, 22309, train no. 12019 Ranchi Shatabdi Express,T/No. 22387 Black Diamond Exp. 13017 Gandevta Exp. were regulated, DRM Howrah announced on X.
Flight services hit
After heavy rain and widespread waterlogging in Kolkata, operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport were badly disrupted on Tuesday, with 30 flights cancelled and 42 delayed, news agency ANI reported, citing a Kolkata airport official.
According to Ixigo, five flights departing from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport including two to Mumbai, and one each to Jaipur, New Delhi and Agartala, stood canceled as of 3.09 pm on Tuesday.
IndiGo Airlines issued a travel advisory for passengers, noting that heavy rainfall in Kolkata had affected some routes in the city.
