Major disruption in train services after bird gets entangled in overhead electricity cable in Bengaluru

Hundreds of train passengers were stranded at Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station and other stations across Bengaluru as more than 20 trains could not depart on schedule early March 9 morning owing to a disruption in electricity supply. Many trains scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru from other destinations were also held up and took hours to reach Yeshwantpur, KSR Bengaluru, Cantonment and other stations. 

South Western Railway (SWR) officials attributed the disruption in power supply to a bird that got entangled in an overhead electricity cable around 5.10 a.m. This resulted in the grounding of an electric switch.

A bird got entangled in an overhead electricity cable resulting in grounding of an electric switch, which caused disruption in railway services at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru on March 9, 2022. (Source: The Hindu)