Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Landslides Suspend Nilgiri Mountain Railway Services for Second Day
Heavy rain caused landslides and brought trees down near the Nilgiri Mountain Railway tracks.
The trouble is along the route between Coonoor and Mettupalayam.
Because the tracks need to be cleared, trains between Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam are not running in either direction.
This is the second day in a row that services have been suspended.
Railway workers are working to clear the tracks and restore service.
The train is used by tourists and also helps local workers, school children and people living in remote hill settlements.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway services were suspended for a second consecutive day on Saturday.
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides, rockfalls and uprooted trees along the tracks between Coonoor and Mettupalayam.
Southern Railway's Salem division said downpours were particularly heavy in and around Coonoor.
Railway personnel are clearing the track and working to restore the route.
Services between Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam in both directions remain cancelled.
- Who
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway passengers and railway personnel are affected.
- What
- Services between Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam have been cancelled due to landslides and fallen trees.
- When
- For the second consecutive day, as reported on Saturday.
- Where
- Along the railway alignment between Coonoor and Mettupalayam, in the Nilgiris.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall triggered rockfalls, mudslides and uprooted trees along the tracks.
- Railway
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR)
- Affected route
- Mettupalayam–Udhagamandalam in both directions
- Track disruption
- Multiple landslides, rockfalls and uprooted trees
- Reported cause
- Continuous heavy rainfall, especially in and around Coonoor
- Response
- Railway personnel are undertaking track clearance and restoration work
- Other users
- The railway also serves plantation workers, school children and residents of remote hill settlements