Hyderabad, Sept 1: Incessant cloudburst in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has disrupted the train traffic in both states, resulting in almost a jeopardize situation for the comuters.
As many as 24 trains were stopped on the Vijayawada-Kazipet route and at least 30 trains were cancelled in Vijayawada division as the track was flooded with rainwater.
The railway track was damaged at a few places in Mahabubabad district in Telangana due to flood water. A tank breached at Ayodhya village near Mahabubabad, inundating the railway track. This forced the South Central Railway to cancel trains on the Vijayawada-Kazipet route.
The railway track was also damaged between Kesamudram and Intikanne. The concrete under the track was washed away due to floods.
Water was flowing above the railway track near Mahabubabad. The railway authorities stopped Simhadri and Machilipatnam express trains at Mahabubabad Railway Station. Gautami, Sanghamitra Kanga-Kaveri, Charminar, and Yeshwantpur express trains were also halted.
Similarly, the Mahabubnagar-Visakhapatnam Express was stopped at Pandillapalli for four hours as the track was flooded.
Many trains were diverted by the authorities. Visakhapatnam-Nanded was diverted with all stoppages between Eluru and Secunderabad skipped. All stoppages of Visakhapatnam-Tirupati train Vijayawada and Secunderabad were skipped.
