Heavy rain has again brought train services on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru sector to a halt following recurring landslips at the ghat section between Sakaleshpur and Subrahmanya Road Stations on the Hassan-Mangaluru stretch.
South Western Railway has cancelled day train services on the section on Sunday and Monday and diverted the overnight services to run via Salem and Palakkad, said a communiqué from SWR here.
Train No. 16575 Yeshwantpur – Mangaluru Junction Gomateshwara Tri-weekly Express is cancelled on Sunday while Train No. 16576 Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly Gomateshwara Express is cancelled on Monday.
Train No. 16513 Bengaluru-Karwar overnight express journey commencing on Saturday would be short-terminated at Mangaluru Central and cancelled between Mangaluru Central and Karwar. Train No. 16514 Karwar-Bengaluru overnight express is cancelled between Karwar and Mangaluru Central on Sunday while it will run between Mangaluru Central and Bengaluru.
Train No.16511/16513 Bengaluru- Kannur/Karwar overnight express journey commencing on Saturday would run via Jolarpettai, Salem, Palakkad and Shoranur Jn. instead of via Shravanabelagola, Hassan, Sakleshpur and Mangaluru.
Train No.16518/16524 Kannur/Karwar-Bengaluru overnight express journey commencing on Saturday would run via Shoranur Jn., Palakkad, Salem and Jolarpettai instead of via Mangaluru, Sakleshpura, Hassan and Mysuru.
Incessant rainfall
The release said Sakleshpur- Subramanya Road Ghat section was witnessing incessant rainfall since Thursday, following which loose soil, along with boulders, is coming down in the form of slurry, covering the track between Siribagilu and Subramanya Road stations.
One enormous rock at the same location is infringing the railway track and needs to be removed by blasting, for safe running of trains. Railway staff are working continuously in the hostile weather to clear the slurry and dangerous rocks near the track.
