Sakleshpur Ghat Section Found Safe: Train Services Between Bangalore & Mangalore to Run as Usual

Sakleshpur Ghat Section Found Safe: Train Services Between Bangalore & Mangalore to Run as Usual

Train traffic between Bengaluru/Hassan and Mangalore got affected for a couple of hours after a boulder fell on the track in Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section on Thursday at 11.30 a.m. The affected track was located between Yedakumari and Kadagaravalli (at km 63) on the ghat stretch. Movement of trains, however, resumed around 12.49 p.m. after emergency teams visiting the spot cleared the boulder and sectional engineer certifying the track fit for operations.

Train No. 16575 Yeshwantpur- Mangalore Junction Gomateshwara tri-weekly express that was regulated at Donigal Station soon after learning about the incident, was given the green signal to move further. It was allowed to move at a reduced speed of 5 km/hour at the affected stretch, sources said. Train No. 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly Express that left Mangalore Junction at its usual departure time of 11.30 a.m. crossed the ghat section at its usual timing.

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