Train services on Mangaluru-Bengaluru line resume after two-day suspension
Train services on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru line have resumed following a two-day suspension caused by landslips. While most services are back on track, some delays persist as the railway works to normalize operations.
Why it matters
The restoration of this critical rail link is vital for regional connectivity and the movement of passengers between coastal and interior Karnataka.
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.
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