Railway track sinks in Odisha, trains cancelled after heavy rain

Around 50 metres of railway track sank near Sungadia in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday after heavy rain washed away the soil beneath it. The incident disrupted train services on the Baripada-Bangiriposi route, with several trains cancelled.

According to Odishatv.in, cancelled services include the Bangriposi-Bhubaneswar Superfast and the Bhanjpur-Rupsa MEMU trains. The New Indian Express reported that the damage was detected late Sunday night during the movement of a DMU train, after the Puri-Bangiriposi Superfast Express had passed through. A South Eastern Railway official confirmed a landslide between Betnoti and Bhanjpur, and said restoration work was underway.

Railway officials have started repair work since Sunday midnight, carrying soil and concrete to fix the track. Train services are likely to resume after the track is declared safe, the official said.