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Buses, trains between M'luru-Kerlal cancelled

01:53 AM Apr 05, 2020 | Team Udayavani |
  • Multiple landslides between Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road railway track
  • KSRTC cancels 49 buses to Mangaluru, Dharmasthala, Subrahmanya and Kundapur.

Mangaluru: Transportation has been hit hard with floods arising due to the heavy rain that has been pouring down in the coastal and Malnad region with KSRTC cancelling services to Kerala, a day after it suspended services to Mangaluru region. The railways also have stopped or cancelled its passenger trains.

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On Wednesday, August 16th, buses from Bengaluru to Kannur, Kozhikode and Kasargod were cancelled. This move came a day after it cancelled 49 buses to Mangaluru, Dharmasthala, Subrahmanya and Kundapur. All premium buses have remained cancelled and only Karnataka Sarige buses continued to ply along Charmadi Ghat, informed the officials.

Railways

The railways diverted the Kannur/Karwar Express via Tirupattur, Palakkad and Shoranur and will continue to ply along those routes on Thursday also. The Karwar-Yeshwantpur (16516) and Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru (16575) trains were cancelled beyond Hassan. Both trains will commence their journey from Hassan on Thursday.

Landslides were reported at multiple places between Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road and the restoration work was still under way to clear the obstruction, informed the railways.

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