Waterlogging on tracks: Over 300 mail/express, 406 passenger trains cancelled from July 7-15

Indian Railways on Monday cancelled or short-terminated 62 trains on Thursday due to the water level reaching above the dangerous level mark at Old Yamuna Bridge at the national capital.

Due to heavy rainfall across northern India, more than 400 trains have been cancelled between July 7-15, while over 600 express trains are affected due to waterlogging on tracks.

More than 300 mail and express trains and 406 passenger trains have been cancelled between July 7 and July 15 due to waterlogging on tracks following heavy rainfall over the past few days, officials said.

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Overall, about 600 mail/express trains and over 500 passenger trains have been affected by waterlogging, they said.

Northern Railways, which caters to the Northwest region of the country has cancelled around 300 mail/express trains, short-terminated 100 trains and diverted 191 more for the past week. It has also short-originated around 67 trains, the officials said. Due to heavy waterlogging, Northern Railways also cancelled 406 passenger trains, diverted 28 trains, short-originated 56 and short-terminated 54 trains, they said.

Also, Indian Railways has suspended the Rail traffic on the UNESCO world heritage site of the Kalka-Shimla track, popularly known as the Toy Train. Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing heavy rains for a couple of days, resulting in mudslides. The services of the train have been suspended owing to mudslides on the tracks. Landslides were also reported at several places along the tracks in Solan district, some 65 km from the state capital.

“Traffic on the rail line has been suspended on Monday and Tuesday due to slides, water logging and debris on the tracks. Work on clearing the muck is on,” a senior railway official said.