Fresh landslips on the ghat section between Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road disrupted Bengaluru-Mangaluru passenger train services on Tuesday with the South Western Railway cancelling some trains and diverting some other.
A landslip of approximate 500 cubic metres fell on the track at km 86/0-1 at 8.35 a.m. near Siribagilu following incessant rain in the ghat section since Sunday evening.
Even as the restoration works were in progress, a second landslip of about 200 cubic metres occurred at noon at km 86/1-3 on the same stretch. A total of 213 mm of rainfall has been recorded since Sunday in the ghat section, said a communique from South Western Railway.
Though it was expected that the tracks would be cleared by Tuesday evening and night trains would be operated on the stretch, the work consumed more time. With restoration work still going on, the South Western Railway decided to alter the services.
Train No. 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly express that had left Karwar on Tuesday morning was short-terminated at Mangaluru and was cancelled between Mangaluru and Hassan.
While Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru tri-weekly overnight express (Train No. 16585) that commenced its journey on Tuesday night was short-terminated at Hassan and cancelled between Hassan and Mangaluru, Train No. 16515, Yeshwantpur-Karwar tri-weekly express that was to leave Yeshwantpur at 7.10 a.m. on Wednesday was cancelled, the communique said.
The Bengaluru-Kannur-Karwar overnight express via Mysuru (Train No. 16517/16523) that left Mangaluru on Tuesday night was diverted to run via Salem, Palakkad and Shoranur, while Kannur/Karwar-Bengaluru overnight express via Shravanabelagola (Train No. 16512/16514) that left on Tuesday night was diverted via Palakkad and Salem.
Train No. 16523 Bengaluru-Karwar overnight Express journey commencing on Tuesday would be short-terminated at Mangaluru Central on its arrival on Wednesday morning and would not run towards Karwar.
