Mangaluru: In less than 48 hours, South Railway restored the KulasHekar -padil section of the track, which was blocked after a large landslide on Friday.
It was certified suitable for traffic movements at 7.57 in the morning on Sundays.
The first train to pass the part was 02978 Ajmer-Ernakulam (Maru Sagar) Special Express.
It arrived at 8:55 a.m.
and passed point 8.55 in the morning.
Division officials Palghat said that more than 75 workers from the division worked day and night to clean the debris that had fallen for several meters in the lane.
Some of the retaining walls were also destroyed because they were served because the land was loose.
Part of the retaining wall that has collapsed on the track is cut and removed.
Broken overhead electricity lines in landslides are also restored.
On Friday, a landslide occurred at around 10:40 a.m.
blocking the train movement on the line connecting the train running along the west coast from south to north, especially the central region of Mumbai.
Although Palghat train officials expect debris will be cleaned in eight hours, the task proved Herculean and needed 45 hours to carry out the task.
Divisional Railway Manager Trilok Kothari oversees the entire operation until the first train passes through the place.
Apart from traffic was permitted on the route, Palghat officials said that the Mumbai train would be delayed due to the availability of trains and tidal trains.
But there will be no problems for the train that comes from the south.
The debris was cleaned from the track on Saturday night itself and the track-alignment was checked.
After another test, certified is suitable for traffic on Sunday morning.
This event has a majorbious train schedule on the west coast with several trains canceled, diverted or rescheduled.