A file photograph of an earthmover eradicating excavated materials throughout building of the brand new tunneal at Kulashekara, close to Mangaluru. The new tunnel (Up line) was commissioned in March 2022.
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Anil Kumar Sastry
The Mangaluru-Madgaon-Mangaluru Express Special (06602/06601) was cancelled whereas Train No. 12133/12134 Mumbai CSMT-Mangaluru Junction-Mumbai CSMT will probably be short-terminated at Surathkal from February 6 to March three to facilitate non-interlocking and full observe renewal (CTR) works at the Kulashekara First Tunnel close to Mangaluru. The schedule of a number of different trains, together with these originating in Kerala, will probably be affected.
On February 2, Southern Railway headquarters accredited Palakkad division’s proposal for the works on the outdated tunnel (about 750-metre-long on the Down line) after the new tunnel (Up line) was commissioned in March 2022. The outdated tunnel had not seen any upgradation because it was made operational about twenty years in the past, and is badly in want of upkeep, Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Trilok Kothari informed The Hindu.
While the utmost permissible velocity between Mangaluru Junction and Jokatte part is 80 kmph, it was simply 20 kmph inside the primary tunnel. The CTR includes observe substitute, strengthening of the road and another obligatory work. With the primary tunnel (Down line) remaining closed for 27 days, Up and Down trains will probably be operated via the brand new (Up line) tunnel with cancellation, partial cancellation or regulation of sure trains.
Road-bridging for passengers
The headquarters has requested Palakkad division to rearrange road-bridging for passengers travelling on the CSMT-Mangaluru Junction-CSMT Superfast Express that will probably be short-terminated and originated at Surathkal. The division should function buses between Mangaluru Junction and Surathkal to ferry passengers to Mangaluru.
The Madgaon-Mangaluru Central-Madgaon MEMU (10107/10108) too will probably be short-terminated and originated at Thokur throughout these days.
The Mangaluru-Madgaon-Mangaluru Express Special (erstwhile passenger) won’t be operational for 27 days.
On February 7 and eight, Train Nos. 06485/06484 Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur-Mangaluru Central and 06489/06488 Mangaluru Central-Subrahmanya Road-Mangaluru Central Express Specials will probably be cancelled whereas Train Nos. 07377/07378 Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction-Vijayapura Express Special will probably be partially cancelled between Subrahmanya Road and Mangaluru Junction. The Vijayapura prepare will probably be short-terminated at Subrahmanya Road and can originate from there.
The Karwar-Bengaluru Panchaganga Express (16596) will probably be handed over to South Western Railway at Padil with a 20-minute delay in the course of the 27 days.
Mangaluru Junction-Yesvantpur Gomateshwara Express (16576) will begin an hour late from Mangaluru Junction on February 8.
Besides these, a number of weekly categorical providers from Kerala to west and north India will probably be cancelled whereas some will probably be operating late throughout this era.