Kerala Floods: Train Services Partially Restored in Flood-hit Districts
August 16-18. Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century. The death toll, ever since the monsoon season began this year, has crossed 300.
Trivandrum, Aug 21: The train services which had collapsed following the incessant downpour in Kerala, have been partially restored. The train services in Kayankulam-Kottayam- Ernakulam and Palakkad-Shoranur-Kozhikkode sections have been resumed. Trivandrum- Ernakulam section was also connected by passenger Special Trains for the flood period. Heavy damages caused by the floods in Aluva- Thrissur, Thrissur-Shoranur, Kayamkulam-Kottayam- Ernakulam Shoranur-Tirur, Shoranur- Palakkad routes have been fixed. Few special trains were started via Trivandrum, Tirunelveli, and Madurai to Chennai, Egmore, Howarah, Gorakhpur, Bhubaneswar routes to evacuate stranded people.
The traffic in Aluva- Thrissur, Thrissur-Shoranur sections was also restored.
Barring the flood-affected areas, the Southern Railway had began running 159 Express trains and 11 passenger trains connecting Kerala to the rest of the states from August 16-18. Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century. The death toll, ever since the monsoon season began this year, has crossed 300.
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