Cyclone Arnab: 53 trains listed for cancellation on 27-28 Oct

What changed

According to Hindustan Times, South Coast Railway has listed 53 train services for cancellation on 27 October, 28 October or both. The report says this is a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Arnab. It also cites an official railway press release from Monday, 26 October, on the zone's preparations.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects the storm to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, by the forenoon of 28 October. The forecast gives winds of 115 to 125 kmph, gusting to 140 kmph. These are forecasts quoted in the report, not conditions we have observed.

Which dates are affected

The cancellations apply to 27 October, 28 October or both. This article is published on 28 October, so the 27 October cancellations have already passed. The 28 October cancellations apply today.

The report does not say whether the cancellations continue after 28 October. Do not assume they end on that day. Check the railway's notice for any date after 28 October before you travel.

Who is affected

Anyone booked on one of the 53 listed services, and anyone planning a journey through the coastal districts in the storm's path. The expected landfall is between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, close to Yanam, so trains through Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts are the most exposed.

The same report says the zone has set up a 24-hour war room at its zonal headquarters and at divisional headquarters. It asked passengers to check train-wise cancellation details, confirm their journey dates and verify train status before they go to the station.

The state government has also taken steps that affect travel. According to the report, educational institutions in cyclone-affected areas are closed, beaches are shut to the public, and movement on coastal roads is to be suspended from Tuesday afternoon.

Train details

The report does not give the 53 train numbers, so this article cannot name them. Do not treat a train as cancelled, or as running, until you see it on the railway's train-wise list or on its live status page. Every train page on TrainLiveStatus shows its running status and delay history.

For planning, these are timetable entries in our database for trains that run from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada. They are not a list of trains running or cancelled on 28 October:

Timings are as stored in our database and may not match the current schedule. Confirm them on the railway's list before you rely on them.

What travellers should do

1. Check the train-wise list from South Coast Railway, or ask the enquiry counter at your station, for your exact train and date.
2. Check live status on the train's page before you leave home.
3. Keep your journey date flexible if your trip is through the storm track and is not essential. Moving it is the safer choice, and the railway has asked passengers to confirm their journey dates.
4. Look at alternatives with the trip planner, which shows other trains and two-train connections between two stations.
5. Keep your booking details ready (PNR and train number) in case you need to claim a refund or rebook.

Context from our own tracking

For a wider view of how cyclone weather has affected east coast trains in the past, read Cyclone Season on the East Coast: How Trains Are Affected. For the trains that were cancelled most often in the previous week on our own tracking, see Trains recorded cancelled 6 or 7 days: 20 to 26 October 2026.

A train can appear late in one app and on time in another, because apps read different data sources. For how to compare them, read why apps show different delays for the same train. To know when a train changes, set up free delay alerts on the train page.