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Koraput landslide: tower collapse disrupts trains, 6 cancelled
Train services on the Koraput route in Odisha were disrupted after a high-voltage electricity tower collapsed near Maliguda railway station following strong winds and rain on Friday. The East Coast Railway reported…
Train services on the Koraput route in Odisha were disrupted after a high-voltage electricity tower collapsed near Maliguda railway station following strong winds and rain on Friday. The East Coast Railway reported that landslides caused soil to slip onto the track in the Maliguda-Chhatriput area, with around 150 metres of soil affected and sections of track sinking.
The Railways cancelled six trains, including the Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Express and Passenger and the Rourkela-Jagdalpur Intercity Express, for September 27 to 29. Four other trains, including the Howrah-Jagdalpur Express, will be short-terminated or short-originated at Koraput. Rayagada DRM Amitabh Singhal supervised restoration work, which was ongoing at the time of reporting.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both reports from odishatv.in are straight wire-style updates: the first leads with the tower collapse and 150 metres of slipped soil, the second with the train cancellation list and East Coast Railway advisories. Neither story carries political slant, both simply relay the disruption and operational response. The difference is mainly timeline and detail depth. The practical takeaway for travellers is that the 14 affected services run between September 26 and 29, and restoration is ongoing at Maliguda.
East Coast Railway has advised passengers to check their train status before travel.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): odishatv.in (neutral report), odishatv.in (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
