Landslide Halts Konkan Railway Traffic, Passengers Stranded


Pics by Rons Bantwal

Mumbai, Jul 27: Thousands of passengers were stranded on Monday as traffic on the Konkan Railway route halted completely after a major landslide blocked the tracks near Ratnagiri.
 
Heavy rainfall along the west coast played havoc with the Konkan Railway as it triggered massive landslides. At least 11 trains have been cancelled so far while three others were diverted.
 


About 1,500 passengers on board the Marusagar Express, which was stranded near Nivsar in Ratnagiri district after a landslide, were shifted to another train after they were evacuated by buses.
 
Several trains from Delhi and Mumbai have been stranded midway due to the landslide. Some of the affected trains were Karwar Express from Mumbai to Goa, Kerala Express from New Delhi to Kochi, Ajmer-Arnakullam Express and the Matsyagandha Express.
 
This is the third time in the last five days that landslides have blocked the track.

  

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