30-05-2025
Karnataka rains: Fallen tree affects train traffic from Mangaluru Central towards Kerala for over six hours
A huge tree that fell on the Mangaluru Central-Shoranur line between Central and Netravathi Cabin near Marnamikatte in Mangaluru city affected train traffic in the region for over five hours on Friday (May 30, 2025) early morning.
The line was restored by around 10.30 a.m. following which train operations towards Kerala resumed albeit with a huge backlog. While heavy rains inundated the circulating area and adjoining places at Mangaluru Central early in the morning, the tree that fell on the track damaging the Railway Overhead Equipment (OHE) and bringing down a few electricity poles, disrupted the traffic soon after.
Southern Railway's Palakkad Division immediately deployed railwaymen to remove the fallen tree and restore the OHE. Two OHE repair vans were deployed to restore the railway electrification lines.
The Mangaluru Central-Mangaluru Junction line (single line), however, was not impacted by the tree fall. As such, the Railways diverted a few Kerala-bound trains from Mangaluru Central via Mangaluru Junction, including the Mangaluru Central-Kanniyakumari Parasuram Express, the Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express, the Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Ernad Express and others. The KSR Bengaluru-Kannur overnight express and the SMVT Bengaluru-Murdeshwar overnight express skipped Mangaluru Central and moved directly towards Kannur and Murdeshwar respectively from Mangaluru Junction.
Several trains from Kerala to Mangaluru too were running late following incidents of tree fall in Thiruvananthapuram Division. Consequently, the Railways has been rescheduling many trains.
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