MMTS commuters found that the service was cancelled for the day, and thousands of long-distance passengers landed up in Secunderabad when they intended to go to Hyderabad on Monday. This was the outcome of the damage to the railway’s Hussainsagar junction cabin after around 1,000 Telangana supporters went on a rampage during Sunday’s march. After overpowering over 100 uniformed men stationed in the area, they burnt down the cabin and manhandled railway staff, said RPF chief B. Mohan.
The entire signalling system was damaged in the attack, and railway officials pegged the loss at around Rs 60 lakh.
Restoration work could be completed only by late evening on Monday. “Many trains touching Hyderabad, both incoming and outgoing, had to be cancelled due to the damage,” said an official. MMTS trains between Falaknuma, Lingampalli, Secunderabad and Hyderabad remained cancelled. Some incoming trains from different destinations which were to reach Hyderabad on Monday had to be cancelled as well.
Senior officials from South Central Railways visited the site to check the damage to property.