A landslip that occurred between the Kallar and Hillgrove railway stations on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) line on Wednesday (October 18, 2023) morning, resulted in an obstruction on the line, and the cancellation of two train services.
Train No. 06136 Mettupalayam – Udagamandalam that left Mettupalayam at 7.10 a.m. with 188 passengers was halted at the Kallar railway station. As the restoration work will take a considerable amount of time, the train service was cancelled, and the train was brought back to the Mettupalayam railway station.
As an alternative measure, bus transportation was arranged for passengers who wished to continue their journey. A total of 53 passengers were taken by bus from Mettupalayam to Coonoor. Other passengers were given a full refund of their ticket fare.
The other service that has been cancelled is Train No.06142 Udagamandalam – Coonoor , scheduled to leave Udagamandalam at 12.15 p.m.
With the track restoration was taking time, the Railways announced the cancellation of a third train: Train No.06137 Udagamandalam – Mettupalayam train scheduled to leave Udagamandalam at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
