The rail traffic in the rain-hit Chiplun city in Maharashtra`s Ratnagiri district could be restored by 6 pm, after a damaged track on the Konkan Railway (KR) line is repaired, an official said.

Incessant rains and resultant flooding have washed out the ballast below the railway tracks and embankment in several patches between Chiplun and Kamathe section, said LK Verma, chief spokesperson of KR. The KR suspended the traffic between Chiplun and Kamathe sections from the early hours of Thursday, as a precautionary measure after the water level in the Vashishti river rose over the danger mark. Following this, several trains were regulated at various stations including Dadar-Sawantwadi special at Chiplun station.