Train services getting back on track: ECoR

Bhubaneswar | Saturday | 13th October, 2018

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After this, train services in the line have been stopped because it is a single line. BHUBANESWAR: Floodwaters flowing above the danger level at a railway bridge between Ichhapuram and Jhadapudi stations on Berhampur-Palasa section receded by Friday noon, prompting the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to resume train services between Berhampur and Vizianagaram on the Howrah-Chennai mainline.Passengers heaved a sigh of relief after knowing the restoration of the train services. Keeping the situation in mind, the railways had cancelled six express trains and 14 local passenger trains.Bus services were also affected due to heavy rain since Thursday. ECoR will fill earth in the damaged portion and make it fit for running of trains soon, said a railway spokesperson. "I had booked a ticket to Bengaluru on Thursday, but my train was cancelled due to cyclone..