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Crack in railway track disrupts rail traffic
07th
November 2012 10:48 AM
Rail traffic on the
Shornur-Ernakulam route was partially disrupted for a few hours after a fissure
was detected on the railway track near Ollur railway station, here, on Tuesday.
The crack was detected
between the down-line Thrissur and Ollur railway stations at 8 am. After which
three trains, including Kerala Express and Mangala Express, were stopped at
various stations.
“Gangmen on routine
inspection duty detected the crack and alerted the Thrissur railway station.
Following this, the movement of trains through the track was completely stopped
for half-an-hour,” said Jayakumar, Thrissur station manager.
“The rail services
resumed through the line after welding a fishplate temporarily on the
track,” the railway officials said adding that the railway engineering
officials rushed to the spot and supervised rectification of the track.
“In winter season,
cracks in rail joints are common as the heat in the day time leads to expansion
of the metal, which will contract at night,” Jayakumar said.
Earlier, the rail
traffic on the route was disrupted for two days after mud caved in at the
underpass near the manned level-crossing at Chalakkudy on Friday.
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