Hassan-Mangaluru train services disrupted following landslip

Train services between Hassan andMangaluru were disrupted today following a landslip atYedakumeri, 250 km from here.

The Karwar-Yashwanthpur train was stopped and returned to Mangaluru, railway officials said.

The passengers were refunded train ticket charges.

"The landslide due to heavy rain happened at about 2.45 pm today. It happened after a train crossed. By midnight, theblockade would be cleared and train services would resume fromtomorrow," a railway official said.