Train delayed for nine hours

Hassan: Kudla Express travelling from Bengaluru-Mangaluru was held up due to a landslide on the Sakleshpur-Kukke Subramanya lane at Hassan District on Tuesday afternoon.

The train had to halt at Shiribagilu for over nine hours in the forest area, due to a landslip on the 85th km on the railway track.

Due to the landslide, Mysuru Division of South Western Railway diverted Train No 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur Express, which left Karwar on Tuesday, via Shoranur, Salem and Tirupatur. The train 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.