India, July 17 -- The Central Railway (CR) has restored another major rail link in the landslide-affected Karjat-Lonavla ghat section, bringing train services between Pune and Mumbai further closer to normalcy. The south east down line was successfully restored and reopened for rail traffic on July 14, following the earlier restoration of the mid line on July 7. With two railway lines now operational, the CR has announced the restoration of several long-distance and intercity train services that had either been cancelled, diverted, short-terminated or short-originated due to the disruption caused by heavy rainfall and landslides earlier this month.

According to the railway administration, the Bengaluru-CSMT Udyan Express (11302), which h...