Power snag affects train services from B’luru to Jolarpettai

Fifteen trains were cancelled, nine were delayed and two were partially cancelled and diverted on Wednesday due to power disruptions on the Bengaluru-Jolarpettai railway line, officials said.

Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Administration), Bengaluru, said that an Overhead Equipment (OHE) wire snapped in the mid-section between Malur and Tyakal railway stations around 2.30 pm, resulting in power disruptions. “We are investigating the cause of the breakdown, which mostly looks like a technical failure,” she told DH.

The cancelled trains were MEMU passenger trains connecting Bengaluru with surrounding towns like Kuppam, Marikuppam and Bangarpet. The delayed ones included many long-distance trains.