Madhya Pradesh weather update: A dozen trains cancelled, 3 rescheduled as heavy rainfall floods Katni-Bina station; full list here

As the Indian monsoon gathered steam, heavy showers in parts of Madhya Pradesh forced the Indian Railways to cancel, reschedule or divert about 21 trains. Major disruption was witnessed on the Katni-Bina railway line after heavy rainfall led the Salaiya railway station flooded. Trains scheduled to cross the station were halted at other stations to remove soil subsidence on the track.

बीना-कटनी रेल खंड के सलैया में तेज बारिश के कारण स्लीपर्स व पटरी खिसक गई जिसे दीप्ति शर्मा डीईएन /पश्चिम /जबलपुर ने अपनी देखरेख में सम्बंधित कर्मचारियों के द्वारा सुबह 06:00 बजे से कार्य चालू कराकर 4 घंटे में ट्रेन के सुचारू संचालन हेतु ट्रैक सुरक्षित कराकर सराहनीय कार्य किया l pic.twitter.com/WWO5vtm11Q

— West Central Railway (@wc_railway) June 29, 2023

Heavy downpour over the past few days has led to flood-like conditions in several regions in the state such as Narsinghpur, Umaria and Seoni, as the monsoon season gathers steam.

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As of Friday evening, weather office IMD has issued orange alerts (very heavy rain) for Alirajpur, Barwani,  Jhabua, Ratlam, Sheopur and Kalan districts, and yellow alerts (heavy rain) in districts such as Gwalior, Guna, Morena, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Tikamgarh, and Niwari districts.

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The Western Central Railway — one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways —informed passengers about a number of trains cancelled, diverted or rescheduled due to the weather.

Here’s a list of the trains affected:

How to get a refund for cancelled trains

The Indian Railways will make a full refund of the fare to the passengers affected in case of cancelled trains for any reason. In order to get a refund, the passengers are required to turn in the ticket within three days of the train's scheduled departure.
Passengers having online tickets will get full refunds in the source account while those having counter tickets will have to visit the reservation centre to claim the refund.