Bhubaneswar: A portion of the rail track in between Koraput and Jeypore in Odisha was blocked on Wednesday due to landslide following incessant rain.
Train services were affected following the landslide between Malliguda-Jarati stations in Koraput-Kirandul line of Waltair Division, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a press release.
Sources said a major mishap was averted as the landslide took place a few minutes before the Jagadalpur-Rourkela Intercity Express passed through the site in the afternoon.
As per reports, huge amounts of earth and boulders got detached from the hills due to the incessant rains and fell on the rail track.
On being informed, railway officials as well as technicians rushed to the spot and assessed the situation.
Heavy earth moving machineries, manpower and materials have been mobilised and the restoration work is on a war footing.
The landslide on the rail track has heavily affected movement of the following trains:
1. The train No. 18448 Jagdalpur- Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express leaving Jagdalpur on 02.07.2025 is cancelled.
2.18448 Jagdalpur- Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express leaving Jagdalpur on 03.07.2025 will originate from Koraput instead of Jagadalpur.
3.The train No. 18516 Kirandul- Visakhapatnam Night express leaving Kirandul on 02.07.2025 is cancelled.
4.18516 Kirandul- Visakhapatnam Night express leaving Kirandul on 02.07.2025 will originate from Koraput instead of Kirandul.
5.18515 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Night Express from Visakhapatnam on 02.07.2025 will run up to Koraput and will remain cancelled from Koraput to Kirandul.
6.18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express from Bhubaneswar on 02.07.2025 will run up to Koraput.
7.18447 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur Hirakhand Express from Bhubaneswar on 03.07.2025 will remain CANCELLED for Rake adjustment.
8.18005 Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleswari Express from Howrah will run up to Koraput.
9. 18107 Rourkela-Jagadalpur Express from Rourkela on 02.07.2025 will run up to Koraput.
10. 18108 Jagadalpur-Rourkela Express left Jagadalpur on 02.07.2025 and its current position at Chatriput, will return back to Jagadalpur and services up to Rourkela will remain CANCELLED.
11. 18108 Jagadalpur-Rourkela Express left Jagadalpur on 03.07.2025 will originate from Koraput instead of Jagadalpur.
12. 58501 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Express left Visakhapatnam today and now current position at Jarati will remain cancelled from Jarati to Kirandul.
13. 58501/58502 Visakhapatnam-Kirandul-Visakhapatnam Passenger on 03.07.2025 will run between Visakhapatnam and Araku and will remain cancelled between Araku and Kirandul from both sides.
14. 18006 Jagadalpur-Howrah Samaleswari Express from Jagadalpur on 03.07.2025 will originate from Koraput instead of Jagadalpur.
