Konkan train derailment hits Vishu travellers to state

THRISSUR: The Vishu celebrations of hundreds of people travelling to Kerala via the Konkan railway route was marred on Monday when a goods train derailed near Ukashi station in Maharashtra in the morning, disrupting rail traffic.
The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) announced the cancellation of three trains and diversion of many other services, following the incident.
Railways sources said that five bogies of the train derailed inside a tunnel between Sangameshwar and Nivsar near the Ukashi railway station at around 8am.No one was injured in the incident. Though efforts are on to repair the damaged tracks on a war-footing, authorities said it would take more than half a day as the derailment happened inside a tunnel.
The cancelled trains are Mandovi Express and Konkan Kanya Express from Margao to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai. The up and down Matsyagandha Express, between Mangalore and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai, has also been cancelled.
The Lokmanya Tilak-Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravathi Express (16345) leaving Lokmanya Tilak on Monday, Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajdhani Express (12432) that left Nizamuddin on Sunday, Lokmanya Tilak-Kochuveli Garib Rath Express (12201) which leaves Lokmanya Tilak on Monday and Chathrapathi Shivaji Terminus Mumbai-Mangalore Junction Express (12133) leaving CST on Sunday have been diverted via the Panvel-Karjat-Pune-Meeraj-Londa-Madgaon route.
The Ernakulam Jn-Lokmanya Tilak Duronto Express (12224) which left Ernakulam on Sunday, Ernakulam Jn-Ajmer Marusagar Express (12977) which left Ernakulam on Sunday and the Mangalore Jn-CST Mumbai service (12134), which leaves Mangalore Jn on Monday have been diverted via the Londa-Meeraj-Pune-Karjat-Panvel route.
Besides, the Kochuveli-Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranthi Express (12217) which left Kochuveli on Monday and Tirunelveli-Hapa Express (19577) which left Kochuveli on Monday have been diverted via the Shoranur-Palakkad-Salem-Pune-Karjat-Panvel route.
The KRCL has also arranged for ferrying passengers between Sangameshwar and Ratnagiri station for Thiruvananthpuram-LTT Netravati Express, Ernakulum-Nizamuddin Mangala Express and Amritsar-Kochuveli Express trains. The passengers of these trains would be accommodated in other trains going to the destinations, informed sources from Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram railway divisions.