Matsyagandha Train cancelled due to landslide

Mangalore - 18 June 2011: All traffic on the Konkan Railway route came to a standstill after heavy rains and landslide led to a safety wall collapsing on the tracks near Nivar station in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The wall, which collapsed on Thursday night, was 60 meters long and six meters high.

Matsyagandha train from Mangalore is cancelled till the railway line is cleared. Traffic on the Mumbai-Ratnagiri-Goa- route has been hit with trains being stopped at various stations. Konkan Railway has arranged state transport buses to take passengers from Ratnagiri to Adawali.

The repair work is likely to take another 24 hours. Rains are also hampering repair work with authorities facing problems in moving heavy equipments.

The 60-metre-long safety wall was re-built in 2010 after it was washed away by rains. The Konkan region has witnessed incessant rains for the past three days

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited's (KRCL) public relation manager Baban Ghatge said trains have been stopped at various stations and work to clear off debris from the track was on.

Mumbai-bound trains were stopped at various stations in Goa while those arriving in the state were halted at Ratnagiri station due to the incident.

Following trains are cancelled/diverted via Madgoan, Londa, Miraj.

Trains cancelled:
Train No. 12620/12619 Mangalore Central - Lokmaniya Tilak Terminal-Mangalore Central Matsyagandha expresses leaving and arriving Mangalore Central today (17.6.2011) are cancelled.

Following trains are cancelled/diverted via Madgoan, Londa, Miraj.
Trains cancelled
1. Train No.12620/12619 Mangalore Central - Lokmaniya Tilak Terminal-Mangalore Central Matsyagandha expresses leaving and arriving Mangalore Central today (17.6.2011) are cancelled.
2. Train No.02134 Mangalore Jn.-CST Mumbai special train 17.6.11.

Trains diverted
1. Train No. 12202 Kochuveli-Lokamanya Tilak Terminal Garib Rath Express (16.6.2011)
2. Train No. 12431 Thiruvananthapuram-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express (16.6.2011)
3. Train No. 12287 Kochuveli-Dehradun Express (17.6.2011)
4. Train No. 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Express (16.6.2011)
5. Train No. 12519 Ernakulam-Pune Express of today (17.6.11).

Transhipment of passengers will be done between Ratnagiri and Adavali stations.
1. T.No.16333 VERAVAL-Thiruvananthapuram express of 16.6.11 with12617 Ernakulam-Nizamuddin Mangla express.

2. T.No.16346 Thiruvanathapuram-lokmanya Tilak Netravathi express with T.No.16345 Lokmanya Tilak Netravathi-Thiruvanathapuram

Following trains are diverted via Shoranur,Erode, Jolarpettai, Bangalore City and New Delhi.
1.Train No.12287 Kochuveli-Dehradon express of 17.6.2011
2.Train No.12217 Kochuveli-Chandigarh express of 18.6.2011