As a tower car stalled between Kundgol and South Hubballi railway station, five trains had to be diverted by the Railways resulting in the travel time extending to 10 additional hours in some cases on Saturday.
After the tower car developed a technical snag on Friday night, the Railways was left with no other alternative than diverting traffic.
Consequently, Train No 16590 Miraj-KSR Bengaluru Rani Chennamma Express was diverted to run via Gadag, Hosapete, Kotturu, Amaravati Colony skipping stoppages at Haveri, Ranebennur and Harihar.