Train services on Mettupalayam-Ooty section cancelled till Dec 21

Southern Railway on Tuesday extended the cancellation of the Mettupalayam-Udhagamandalam-Mettupalayam (Nilgiris Mountain Rail) train services till December 21.

Rains in the Nilgiris continue to affect the railway tracks on the NMR section and track between Kallar-Coonoor stations continue to get obstructed by landslides, fallen boulders and trees and in view of this, train services were cancelled, an official press release said.

Train No.06136 Mettupalayam-Udhagamandalam special train and Train No.06137 Udhagamandalam-Mettupalayam special trains will remain cancelled till December 21, an official release said in Coimbatore.