A landslide occurred between Malliguda and Jarati stations on the Koraput-Kirandul line of Walair Railway Division on Wednesday evening following incessant rains, resulting in the cancellation of train no. 18516 Kirandul – Visakhapatnam Night Express, leaving Kirandul on July 2 and 18448 Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express, leaving Jagdalpur on July2.
The railway officials rushed to site and the restoration works are being done on a warfooting, said K. Saandeep, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager.
Train no. 18417 Puri – Gunupur daily express will be augmented with one III-tier AC coach from July 3 to 9 on the nominated days, and 18418 Gunupur-Puri daily express will be augmented with one III-tier AC coach from July 4 to 10 on nominated days to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Puri Rath Yatra.
Published – July 03, 2025 08:27 am IST