Odisha train accident: Two days after the triple train accident in Balasore, Odisha, Indian Railways cancelled more than 123 trains today (June 04) for various reasons. Apart from it, the railways has diverted 56, short-terminated 10 and rescheduled 14 trains. These trains include those with journey commencing from June 3 to June 7.

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The cancelled trains include Sealdah-Puri Duronto, Howrah-Chennai Mail, Kanyakumari-Howrah Express, Shalimar Express, Tirupati Weekly Superfast Express, SMVT-Bengaluru Superfast Express, Santraganchi AC Superfast, Purulia-Villupuram.

The diverted trains include Tambaram-New Tinsukhia Express, New Delhi-Puri Express, Purushottam Express and Digha to Visakhapatnam Superfast Express.

Trains that have been short-terminated include Falaknuma Express, Baghajatin Express, Balasore-Bhubaneshwar Express, and Jaleswar-Puri MEMU.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that normal train services are likely to be restored by Wednesday.

The major reason for the train cancellation is the Balasore train crash, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. At least 275 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the accident.

How to check exceptional information about a train online

It is important to double-check train information before any journey.

To check the status of a train, passengers can visit the official website of the National Train Enquiry System- indianrail.gov.in/mntes/.

Go to the "Exceptional Trains" option available on the right side of the homepage - click on it. Then, click on 'Train Exception Info'. Enter the Train Number. Now, you can easily check the exceptional details of a train.

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Here is how you may apply for ticket refund

Passengers with 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.

List of Cancelled trains - June 4