A relief train bringing material for the restoration of the track affected by landslip debris on the Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section of the Bengaluru-Mangaluru line under South Western Railway’s Mysuru Division on Monday near Shiribagilu.
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The South Western Railway (SWR) commenced normal passenger train services on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru line with the resumption of night train services, except the Karwar-KSR Bengaluru Panchaganga Express, from Monday.Services on the line were suspended following the accumulation of debris on the track caused by heavy rain-induced landslips on Saturday night, between Shiribagilu and Yadakumari stations on the Subrahmanya Road-Sakleshpur Ghat section.Mangaluru Central-Vijayapura-Mangaluru Central (Train No. 17378/17377), KSR Bengaluru-Karwar Panchaganga (Train No. 16595), KSR Bengaluru-Kozhikode-KSR Bengaluru (Train No. 16511/16512), and SMVT Bengaluru-Murdeshwar-SMVT Bengaluru (Train No. 16585/16586) Expresses will run normally from Monday night, SWR Mysuru Division Divisional Railway Manager Mudit Mittal told The Hindu. A track-fit certificate was issued to operate trains through the affected stretch at 7.25 p.m. on Monday, he added.
