ET Report
Jammu, Aug 16: the Jammu-Udhampur railway traffic once again damaged due to landslide near Tunnel-12 this morning. The authorities have cancelled morning DMU to repair the track, however other trains are still running on the track. Due to heavy rainfall for an hour this afternoon, it once again led to landslide near Tunnel-12 (T-12) on Jammu Udhampur rail track. As it was a minor landslide, the train traffic was later restored after two-hours, affecting two trains including DMU. No news of any in loss was reported in the incident. R N Meena, Divisional Traffic Manager, Northern Railways said, "The morning DMU from Udhampur to Jammu has been cancelled till further order, because the restoration work is still on, but other trainare plying on the track but in slow speed." Railway officials informed that due to continuous rain from last three days, landslide struck near T-12, due to which Uttar Sampark Kranti was delayed by more than two hours. However, after restoration other trains are running on time.
Earlier also, due to overnight heavy rainfall for 48-hours, a major landslide happened near tunnel-16 on August 7, and the engine of Malwa Express was stuck in the debris. The track took five days to be restored, which was restored on August 11.
Then again a landslide has disrupted the train traffic on August 13. The line is an important link for Jammu-Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (JUSBRL) Project to connect Kashmir valley with rest of the country. Construction of line was biggest project undertaken by the Indian Railways in the mountainous terrain which runs to some of the lofty mountain ranges of Pir Panjal and Himalayas. |
