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Power line glitch on Oachira-Kayamkulam route halts Kerala trains
Rail traffic on the Oachira-Kayamkulam stretch in Kerala was disrupted on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, after a fault in overhead traction power lines. The failure stranded several long-distance and regional trains at intermediate stations.
Affected services include the Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, the Swarnajayanti Superfast Express, the Amrit Bharat Express, the Thiruvananthapuram-MGR Chennai Central Mail and a Bengaluru Special. The Kollam-Kottayam MEMU was held at Karunagappally.
Railway engineering teams began emergency restoration work on a priority basis to fix the fault and restore normal schedules, authorities said.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The failure on a key coastal rail corridor has stranded multiple premier long-distance services simultaneously, exposing the stretch's vulnerability to a single overhead-line fault. With restoration work described only as ongoing and no timeline given, passengers on the Rajdhani and other trains face uncertainty on schedules. The next step is the completion of repairs, which will determine how quickly normal service resumes through this section.
Source: mathrubhumi.com
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