Railway traffic will be completely restored on Dhanbad–Chandrapura railway line (DC line) from 20 June. Except for Dhanbad-Chandrapura Passenger train, all trains would be restored according to their past running schedule, informed A K Mishra DRM Dhanbad.
“We will decide its (Dhanbad-Chandrapura Passenger train) run later on,” he added.
Communication (Movement) on Dhanbad-Chandrapura Railway line was completely closed from 15 June 2017 due to underground inferno and land subsidence in Jharia and Raniganj Coal Field area.
The decision was taken after considering the Director General of Mines Safety’s (DGMS) report and Ministry of Railway issued a directive to the concerned railway officials stating that “Board has decided to stop the operation of passenger and goods trains on Dhanbad–Chandrapura Railway line with effect from 15 June 2017”, said a Public Relation official of Dhanbad Railway.
After the directive, the movement of 13 Mail-Express trains and 6 passenger trains was permanently stopped, while 7 trains were running on diverted lines. The trains which are running through diverted route are Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express, Maurya Express, Dhanbad-Alleppey Express, Shaktipunj Express.
