HUBBALLI: An express train got derailed due to landslides on the Dudhsagar-Sonaulim section of Hubballi division of South Western Railway (SWR) on Friday.
The engine and the first general coach of train no. 01134 Mangaluru Jn – CST Terminus Express Special, which was diverted via Madgaon-Londa-Miraj due to overflow of Vashishti river between Chiplun and Kamathe in Maharashtra, got derailed on the Dudhsagar-Sonaulim section. No passenger was injured.
Following incessant rainfall, landslides have been reported between Dudhsagar and Sonaulim stations and between Caranzol and Dudhsagar stations.
Officials were trying to get the train k to Kulem, according to a release from SWR.
A team of senior officials of Hubballi division, including Divisional Railway Manager Aravind Malkhede, rushed to the site. Precautionary measures to prevent further land slips are being taken, the release said.
Consequently, Train no. 02780 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Vasco da Gama Express Special, which was plying to Vasco da Gama, was detained between Caranzol and Dudhsagar. Later, the train was pulled back to Castle Rock.
