Attention, rail travellers! Indian Railways has cancelled the operations of several trains over the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). The move comes following the heavy rainfall and landslides affecting the century-old rail route. Due to the adverse weather, several trees have fallen on the track between Kallar-Coonoor section of NMR.
The track restoration work is underway in full swing. The rail traffic has been suspended till November 16, 2023 (Thursday). The NMR falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Southern Railway (SR). In a statement, the zonal railway said, “Passengers of the cancelled train services will be given a full refund of the ticket fare.”
List of trains cancelled over Nilgiri Mountain Railway:-
- Train Number 06136 Mettupalayam-Udagamandalam Passenger Special scheduled to leave Mettupalayam at 07:10 hrs
- Train number 06137 Udagamandalam-Mettupalayam Passenger Special scheduled to leave Udagamandalam at 14:00 hrs
- Train number 06141 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train leaving Coonoor at 07:45 hrs
- Train number 06143 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train leaving Coonoor at 12:35 hrs
- Train number 06138 Coonoor-Udagamandalam Passenger train leaving Coonoor at 16:00 hrs
- Train number 06139 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train leaving Udagamandalam at 09:15 hrs
- Train number 06142 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train leaving Udagamandalam at 12:15 hrs
- Train number 06140 Udagamandalam-Coonoor Passenger train leaving Udagamandalam at 17:30 hrs
About Nilgiri Mountain Railway:-
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), is one of the most scenic destinations in the country. It achieved UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status in 2005. The Mettupalayam to Ooty has nine stations on its route. These are – Mettupalayam, Kallar, Hillgrove, Coonoor, Wellington, Aruvangadu, Ketti, Lovedale and Udagamandalam (Ooty). The entire route has around 208 curves, 250 bridges, 16 tunnels and 15 ROB/RUBs. A total of four pairs of trains ply on route in both the directions.