Southern Railway has opened two additional information centres and helplines at Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore junctions to provide details about delays in train services owing to Cyclone Thane.

Passengers can get information at 044-2819216 for Egmore and 044-25353798 and 25330710 for Chennai Central, according to an official release.

Trains running on the Chennai Central–Gudur and Chennai Egmore–Villupuram-Cuddalore-Mayiladuthurai routes in both directions are likely to be regulated or diverted.

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has advised people not to touch loose wires and stay away from transformers and pillarboxes.

People have been advised against touching electrical appliances with their hands. TNEB has appealed to people not to act on their own and has urged them to turn off the main switch and contact the nearest EB office in case of emergencies. People have been asked to stay away from stagnant water.

The Coast Guard has deployed its ships Vigraha and Vajra from Paradip and Visakhapatnam on Thursday for search and rescue operations post landfall of Cyclone Thane along the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coast.

Coast Guard Dornier aircraft from Vizag has been launched from Santhapalli to Narsapur for coastal surveillance and to assist fishermen. Efforts are being made to rescue fishermen stranded off Kasimedu.