Boulders fall on tracks, Nilgiri Mountain Railway trains between Mettupalayam and Oooty cancelled
The Hindu
The trains will remain cancelled from Sunday until further notice; services between Coonoor and Ooty will not be affected
The Salem Division of Southern Railway announced the cancellation of train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) section between Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam on Saturday, as boulders fell on the railway track in Nilgiris district.
A release said that the boulders fell on the railway track between Kallar and Hillgrove junctions of the NMR section, causing an obstruction. On Saturday, Train No. 06136 Mettupalayam – Udhagamandalam special train left Mettupalayam Junction at the scheduled time of 7.10 a.m. As the train crossed Kallar and encountered the boulders, the train was taken back to Mettupalayam.
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