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Major casualty averted after crack detected on Mangaluru-Kannur railway track

Published On : 16 Oct 2017


Kasargod: A crack was detected on time on the Mangaluru-Kannur railway track at Trikkaripura on Sunday thereby averting a major casualty.

Mangaluru-Kannur passenger train was passing through the route when some strange sound was heard from the track. The train was immediately stopped as a precautionary measure. An inspection of the track soon after revealed the crack.

The railway officials were immediately informed and the train was allowed to proceed after a temporary repair of the track. Train services were disrupted for a few hours following the incident.


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