Rail movement affected as two wagons of goods train derail at Udupi

March 10, 2016

Udupi, Mar 10: The movement of trains was affected on Mangaluru-Karwar route as two wagons of a goods train derailed at the Udupi Railway Station on Wednesday night. But the wagons were cleared in an hour-and-a-half.

According to sources in Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., the two empty wagons of the goods train derailed on the main track at the railway station at around 7 p.m. The two wagons were cleared with the help of a locomotive by 8.30 p.m., throwing open the line for normal movement of trains, the sources added.

The goods train had arrived here with goods two days ago. After unloading, it was returning to Verna when the derailment occurred, the sources said.

As a result, the Karwar-Bengaluru Express (Train Number 16524), which was scheduled to leave Udupi at 6.15 p.m., got delayed and left here at 10.40 p.m., the sources said.

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