Gusty wind: Trains detained in Mandapam-Rameswaram sector
- | Friday | 21st July, 2017
Railway officials said they could operate the trains only if the wind speed subsided but there was no respite till 8.30 p.m.. On Wednesday, three trains, including the Rameswaram – Chennai express suffered a delay of more than three hours following gusty wind. Trains services in the Mandapam – Rameswaram sector were disrupted for the second day on Thursday as high velocity gusty wind swept the Pamban and Mandapam areas since Thursday evening. The Rameswaram-Chennai express, which left Rameswaram at 5 p.m. was stopped at Pamban station, they said. The Okha – Rameswaram weekly express was stopped at Mandapam station after it reached the station around 6 p.m., the sources added.
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