Trains delayed due to heavy rains! Disruption in Madurai and Dindigul sections
Several trains were delayed in Tamil Nadu following heavy rain in Dindigul district on Sunday night.
Due to wheel-slip (lack of friction between the track and the wheel),trains running on the Kodai Road - Ambathurai upline towards Chennai and Vadamadurai - Kalpattichathiram downline towards Madurai, railway authorities imposed speed restriction of 15 kmph in a 10km stretch between Kodai Road and Ambathurai on the upline.
All the trains leaving Madurai after 11pm had suffered up to three hours delay, railway officials said.
Anantapuri Express, Madurai - Dehradun/Chandigarh Express, Tiruchendur - Chennai Egmore Express and Nagercoil - Bengaluru Express were delayed by three hours.
Chennai Egmore - Kanyakumari Express, Coimbatore - Nagercoil Express, Chennai Egmore - Tiruchendur Express and other south-bound trains running on the downline were delayed by 30 minutes.
A railway official informed, �Officials will inspect the track in the morning, and accumulated rain water will be pumped out. After thorough inspection, speed restriction will be lifted".
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