India News | Train Services Affected Due to Landslide in Odisha's Koraput

Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (PTI) Train services were affected in the Kothavasala-Kirandul line of Waltair division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Sunday due to a huge landslide between Manabar and Jarati stations in Odisha, an official statement said.

The incident took place late on Saturday night and the debris covered the tracks.

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Restoration work is underway in full swing and railway officials are present at the spot, A K Tripathi, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Waltair division said in the statement.

Several trains were short-terminated due to the incident.

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The Rourkela-Jagdalpur Express, the Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express and Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Night Express were short-terminated at Koraput.

Similarly, Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger was short-terminated at Jeypore, while Jagdalpur-Howrah Samaleswari Express will also be short-terminated at Jeypore. The Howrah-Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express was short terminated at Rayagada.

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