Landslide Disrupts Train Services on Bengaluru-Mangaluru Section AgainTrain services between Bengaluru and Karnataka's coastal districts have been disrupted again due to a landslide, just two days after the Bengaluru-Mangaluru route was restored. The landslide occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday between Sakleshpur and Ballupete stations, impacting five major train services and stranding hundreds of passengers. The affected trains...
more... included the SBC-Kannur Express, Kannur-KSR Bengaluru Express, Bengaluru-Murdeshwar Express, Murdeshwar-SMVB Express, and the Panchanganga Express. Passengers on the Panchanganga Express were stranded for hours before being halted at Donigal due to the landslide. Some passengers used jeeps to reach Sakleshpur and catch a bus to Bengaluru. The South Western Railway (SWR) confirmed that a large boulder had fallen on the track, further complicated by subsequent landslips. SWR provided stranded passengers with food and water, arranged buses for 1,980 passengers, and short-terminated or cancelled 10 trains to facilitate restoration work. The affected section had been closed for over 10 days due to a previous landslide on July 26, with services resuming only on Thursday after safety clearance.
Bengaluru aur Karnataka ke coastal districts ke beech train services fir se ek landslide ki wajah se band ho gaye hain, yeh sab bas do din pehle Bengaluru-Mangaluru route restore hone ke baad hua hai. Landslide Saturday ko 12:30 AM ke aas-paas Sakleshpur aur Ballupete station ke beech aaya, yeh landslide...
more... 5 major train services ko affect kiya aur saikdon passengers stranded ho gaye. Isme affected services me SBC-Kannur Express, Kannur-KSR Bengaluru Express, Bengaluru-Murdeshwar Express, Murdeshwar-SMVB Express, aur Panchanganga Express bhi include hain. Panchanganga Express ke passengers hours tak stranded rahe aur landslide ki wajah se unki train Donigal pe ruk gayi. Kuchh passengers jeeps se Sakleshpur pahuche aur waha se Bengaluru ke liye bus catch ki. South Western Railway (SWR) ne confirm kiya ki ek bada boulder track pe gir gaya tha, aur iske baad aaye landslips ne restoration ke efforts ko aur mushkil bana diya. SWR ne stranded passengers ko khana aur pani diya, aur 1,980 passengers ke liye buses arrange ki, sath hi restoration work ke liye 10 trains ko short-terminated ya cancel kar diya. Yeh section pehle July 26 ko aaye ek landslide ki wajah se 10 din se zyada band tha, aur safety clearance ke baad Thursday ko hi services resume hue the.