Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Aug 7: As torrential rain was experienced in Sakleshpur and Hassan districts, landslide was experienced in Siribagilu area between Subrahmanya Road and Sakleshpur railway stations at a few places. Therefore, movement of trains on this route has been suspended.

After the Bengaluru - Mangaluru train and a goods train passed, hill near the railway tracks at Siribagilu section suffered landslide at around 7 am on Tuesday August 6. Immediately movement of trains on this route was suspended. Therefore, the Bengaluru -Mangaluru afternoon train No. 16575 was held up at Hassan. The train No. 16516 from Mangaluru to Bengaluru was stopped on the route. Later, it changed its route and went forward.

The train services were expected to resume at night and it was decided to flag off the night train to Bengaluru from Mangaluru on time. But at the last minute, the engineers on the spot opined against allowing trains to move on the track. Therefore, the trains were again withheld on this route, said public relations officer of the department in a release issued on Tuesday night. Train No. 16585 between Yeshwantpur and Mangaluru central did not move between Hassan and Mangaluru, while No. 16515 between Yeshwantpur and Karwar was cancelled.

The Bengaluru - Kannur/Karwar express No. 16517/16523 and Kannur/Karwar-Bengaluru train moved on Jolarpettai - Palakkad - Shoranur - Mangaluru route on Tuesday.