Over a dozen trains through Ernakulam were partially cancelled, diverted, or detained en route on Tuesday due to waterlogging in tracks following intense rainfall affecting signal systems at Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town railway stations.
This was necessitated since the Ernakulam Junction station and the track from Ernakulam Town to D-cabin on the Thripunithura route remained inundated even at 3.30 p.m., despite rain taking a break. This resulted in signal systems being turned off and trains being regulated manually, causing delays. “Efforts are on to restore normality, since any further delay would have a cascading effect on train services on Wednesday as well,” Railway sources said.
A few trains were re-routed. Thus, 16650 Nagercoil-Mangaluru Parasuram Express operated on the Thripunithura-Ernakulam Junction-Ernakulam Town route, while 12081 Kannur-Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express operated through Kottayam.
