Guwahati, July 3 -- Train services through Assam's Dima Hasao district were brought to a halt on Wednesday after a massive landslide struck the Lumding-Badarpur hill section near Mupa station.

The incident occurred around 2:45 PM, blocking railway tracks with approximately 30 large boulders and nearly 100 cubic meters of soil and debris.

According to railway officials, small rocks continue to roll down the hillside, making the area unsafe and further delaying clearance efforts.

The Silchar-Guwahati Express (Train No. 15616) narrowly avoided the landslide, thanks to a timely alert by an on-duty watchman. The loco pilot applied the emergency brake and safely reversed the train to Mupa station by 3:18 PM.

In response, heavy machinery has...