File photo of an earthmover removing excavated material during the construction of new tunnel at Kulasekhara near Mangaluru. The new tunnel (up line) was commissioned in March 2022 Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Shastri
Mangaluru-Madgaon-Mangaluru Express special (06602/06601) was cancelled, while train number 12133/12134 Mumbai CSMT-Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai CSMT will be short-terminated at Surathkal from February 6 to March 3 to ensure non-interlocking And full facilities can be provided. Track Renewal (CTR) works at Kulasekhara First Tunnel near Mangaluru. The schedule of many other trains including trains running in Kerala will be affected.
On 2 February, the Southern Railway Headquarters approved the Palakkad Division’s proposal to carry out work on the old tunnel (about 750 meters long on the down line). The new tunnel (up line) was commissioned in March 2022, Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Trilok Kothari said the old tunnel has not seen any improvement since it was commissioned two decades ago and is in dire need of maintenance. Hindu,
While the maximum permissible speed between Mangaluru Junction and Jokate section is 80 kmph, it was just 20 kmph inside the first tunnel. CTR includes track changing, line strengthening and other necessary works. With the first tunnel (down line) closed for 27 days, up and down trains will be operated through the new (up line) tunnel with cancellation, partial cancellation or regulation of some trains.
road bridge for passengers
Headquarters has asked Palakkad Division to make road-bridging arrangements for passengers traveling on CSMT-Mangaluru Junction-CSMT Superfast Express, which will be short-terminated and will originate at Surathkal. The division will have to operate buses between Mangaluru Junction and Surathkal to ferry passengers to Mangaluru.
Madgaon-Mangaluru Central-Madgaon MEMU (10107/10108) will also short-terminated and start at Thokur on these days.
Mangaluru-Madgaon-Mangaluru Express Special (Erstwhile Passenger) will not be operational for 27 days.
Train No. 06485/06484 Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur-Mangaluru Central and 06489/06488 Mangaluru Central-Subrahmanya Road-Mangaluru Central Express Special will remain canceled while Train No. 07377/07378 Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction-Vijayapura Express Special Subrahmanya Road will remain canceled on February 7 and 8. and Mangaluru Junction will remain partially cancelled. The Vijayapura train will be short-terminated at Subrahmanya Road and will depart from there.
Karwar – Bengaluru Panchganga Express (16596) will be handed over to South Western Railway at Padil with a delay of 20 minutes during 27 days.
Mangaluru Junction – Yesvantpur Gomateshwara Express (16576) will be delayed by one hour from Mangaluru Junction on 8 February.
Apart from these, several weekly express services from Kerala to West and North India will remain cancelled, while some will be delayed during this period.