Title - Nagpur bound rail traffic affected due to heavy rains

MUMBAI: Railways have cancelled, rescheduled and diverted several long distance trains due to continuous and heavy rains in and around Nagpur.

A CR spokesperson said, "On July 19, the ballast under the railway track and bank including minor bridge has been washed out completely between Sindi and Tuljapur station on Nagpur - Wardha section. Due to this railway traffic services were disrupted."

The restoration work is going on war footing. Divisional railway manager, along with senior railway officials from Nagpur Division have already reached the site and are supervising the restoration work.

CR has cancelled several trains that were scheduled to depart on July 20, including train no. 12289 CST-Nagpur Duronto Express, train no. 12290 Nagpur - CST Duronto Express, train no. 12140 Nagpur - CST Sewagram Express, train no. 12136 Nagpur - Pune Express, train no. 12139 CST - Nagpur Sewagram Express, train no. 11401 CST - Nagpur Nandigram Express and train no. 12113 Pune - Nagpur Garibrath Express.

Railways have also diverted several trains via Badnera-Narkher-Nagpur, Itarsi - Khandwa - Bhusawal, Bhusawal-Badnera - Wardha - Balharshah - Gondia.

Railways have set up helpline numbers Nagpur- 0712- 2564343, Balharshah: 07172- 243869, Sewagram: 07152- 254798, Wardha: 07152- 240260, Betul: 07141-230783, Itarsi: 07572-240260 and Gondia: 09595- 328737.