Rail travel alert: Indian Railways halts train operation on Nilgiri Mountain Railway – Railways News

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Attention, rail travelers! Indian Railways has canceled the operations of several trains over the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). The move comes in the wake of heavy rainfall and landslides affecting the age-old railway route. Due to adverse weather, many trees fell on the track between Kallar-Coonoor section of NMR.

Track restoration work is ongoing. Rail traffic has been suspended until November 16, 2023 (Thursday). The NMR is under the administrative jurisdiction of the South railway (SR). In a statement, the zonal railway said, “Passengers of the canceled train services will receive a full refund of the ticket fare.”

List of canceled trains on Nilgiri Mountain Railway:-

  • Train Number 06136 Mettupalayam-Udagamandalam Passenger Special scheduled to leave Mettupalayam at 07:10 hrs.
  • Train number 06137 Udagamandalam-Mettupalayam Passenger Special scheduled to leave Udagamandalam at 2:00 pm
  • Train number 06141 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train departing from Coonoor at 07:45 hrs
  • Train number 06143 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train departing from Coonoor at 12:35 hrs
  • Train number 06138 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train departing from Coonoor at 4:00 p.m.
  • Train number 06139 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train departing from Udagamandalam at 09:15 hrs
  • Train Number 06142 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train departing from Udagamandalam at 12:15 hrs
  • Train Number 06140 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train departing from Udagamandalam at 5:30 p.m.

About Nilgiri Mountain Railway:-

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), is one of the most scenic destinations in the country. It reached UNESCO heritage in 2005. The Mettupalayam in Ooty has nine stations on its way. These are – Mettupalayam, Kallar, Hillgrove, Coonoor, Wellington, Aruvangadu, Ketti, Lovedale and Udagamandalam (Ooty). The entire road has about 208 bends, 250 bridges, 16 tunnels and 15 ROB/RUB. A total of four pairs of trains travel on the route in both directions.

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