Panaji: All trains on the Konkan railway route were re-routed on Wednesday morning due to waterlogging inside a tunnel at Pernem in Goa. The diverted trains are the Ernakulam - Nizamuddin Express, Tirunelveli - Jamnagar Express, Nagercoil - Gandhidham Express and the Thiruvananthapuram - LTT Kurla Express. On Tuesday night too, trains on the route were halted at various locations following waterlogging. The traffic was restored at 10.34 pm, the Konkan Railway said in a late-night post on X. Four to five trains were halted at different stations, a senior official said earlier. "The trains on the Konkan Railway route have been stopped at various places due to stagnation of water and seepage inside a tunnel at Pernem in North Goa," said Baban Ghatge, Deputy General Manager, Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL). The trains were stopped since 3 pm, he had stated. 
(With inputs from PTI)

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