While works have been expedited to remove the tree and clear the track, the special passenger train service between Coonoor – Ooty, scheduled to leave Coonoor at 07.45 hrs and Ooty – Coonoor scheduled to leave Ooty at 09.15 hrs has been cancelled.
Nilgiris: Railway service has been disrupted between Coonoor – Udagamandalam after a tree uprooted and fell across the railway line between Ketti – Lovedale railway stations, obstructing the movement of trains.
While works have been expedited to remove the tree and clear the track, in view of this, a pair of train services has been cancelled, a release from Salem division noted.
1.Train No.06141 Coonoor – Udagamandalam Passenger Special Train, scheduled to leave Coonoor at 07.45 hrs, has been cancelled.
2 Train No.06139 Udagamandalam – Coonoor Passenger Special Train, scheduled to leave Udagamandalam at 09.15 hrs, has been cancelled.