Mangaluru: A landslide that occured in the Sakleshpur-Kukke Subramanya line in the ghat section led to halting of the Bengaluru-Mangaluru Kudla Express leaving its passengers stranded for over nine hours near Shiribagilu on Tuesday afternoon.
Due to the landslide few other trains following this route have now been diverted.
Train No 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur Express, which left Karwar on Tuesday, via Shoranur, Salem and Tirupatur will have stops at Kannur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tirupatur, Kuppam and Bangarpet.
Train No 16575 Yeswantpur-Mangaluru Jn Tri-weekly Express, which left Yeshwantpur on Tuesday, has been regulated at Shiribagilu until the completion of track restoration work.
