Trains services hit at Kalyan station after man climbs OHE mast
Mumbai (PTI): Train services were disrupted at Kalyan railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday after a man climbed an overhead equipment (OHE) mast, prompting the authorities to switch off the power supply, officials said.
The incident occurred around 2 pm when the man climbed the pole supplying electricity to platforms 1, 1A and 2, a Central Railway official said.
As a safety measure, power supply on the Down line between Thakurli and Ambivli was switched off, holding up two outstation trains and three suburban locals, said Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway.
"Efforts are underway to rescue the man from the mast," he said, adding that railway staff and emergency teams were at the spot.
This is the second major disruption of the suburban services on the main line of the Central Railway during the day.
Outstation train services were disrupted in the morning hours after a crane's zip wire got entangled with an overhead wire at Khadavali railway station in Thane district, officials said.
The disruption occurred in the Kasara-Kalyan section during a scheduled crane block from 2.45 am to 4 am for platform extension work.
The movement of trains between Kalyan and Kasara resumed after 6 am, they said.
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Ahead of good Friday, SWR announces special train between Yesvantpur-Kannur via Mangaluru
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.
According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.
In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.
The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.
The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.
