Rail services continue to be hit

TNN

MANGALORE, 29 July 2010: The train services on Konkan Railway Route continue to remain affected as a result of continuous rainfall and resultant landslide/soil slippage between Nivsar and Adavali sections. A Konkan Railway release stated that as a precautionary safety measure, Konkan Railway has been compelled to terminate/divert/cancel/transship train services:

 

The short route termination services of Wednesday are: KR5/KR6 DivaSawantwadi Passenger Train will run between DivaRatnagiri Diva and will be cancelled between Ratnagiri Sawantwadi Ratnagiri.

 

The Wednesdays train services that were cancelled are: 0103 Dn CSTM-Madgaon Mandovi Express; 0104 Up Madgaon-CSTM Mandovi Express; Dn CSTM Madgaon Konkankanya Express; 0112 Up Madgaon CSTM Konkankanya Express; 2051 Dn CSTM Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express; 2052 Up Madgaon-CSTM Jan Shatabdi Express; 2619 Dn LT(T)-Mangalore Matsyagandha Express ; 2620 Up Mangalore LTT Matsyagandha Express; KR8/KR7 Madgaon-Sawantwadi Passenger Train.

 

 

The trains that were diverted on Tuesday and Wednesday are : 2617 Ernakulam Nizamuddin Mangala Express leaving from Ernakulam on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel ; 2618 Nizamuddin Ernakulam Mangala Express leaving from Nizamuddin on Tuesday via Panvel, Karjat, Pune, Miraj, Londa and Madgaon; 2997 Tirunelveli Hapa Express Leaving from Tirunelveli on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel ; 6336 Nagercoil Gandhidham Express leaving from Nagearcoil on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel ; 2283 Ernakulam Nizamuddin Express leaving from Ernakulam on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel ; 2741 Vasco da Gama Patna Express Leaving from Vascoada-Gama on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel ; 2449 Madgaon Nizamuddin Goa Sampark Kranti Express leaving from Madgaon on Tuesday via Madgaon, Londa, Miraj, Pune, Karjat and Panvel.

 

There is also transshipment between Ratnagiri Adavali - Ratnagiri: The trains are: 2431 Trivandrum-H Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express leaving from Trivandrum on Tuesday with 2432 H Nizamuddin Trivandrum leaving from Nizamuddin of Tuesday; 6345 LTT Trivandrum Netravati Express leaving from LTT on Wednesday with 6346 Trivandrum LTT Express leaving from Trivandrum of Tuesday.

 

The release stated that both diverted and transshipped services are likely to run to delays. Hence the KR has requested public and passengers to contact on 022-10722 for correct and factual information and position / status of trains.