The railway services in Dehradun were disrupted for hours on Tuesday when the engine of link Express derailed near railway station during shunting. The railway authorities stopped the trains bound to Dehradun at Harrawala railway station and Haridwar. The traffic was restored after 4.30 pm.
The railways sources revealed that the accident probably occurred due to negligence of driver as the track where the derailment occurred is perfectly normal. The derailment occurred at around 11.30 am when the driver of link express was taking the engine to the platform to link it with the bogeys of the train. The railway authorities rushed heavy jack and other equipments from the Haridwar railway station and after an arduous exercise of six hours were able to clear the track.
The accident caused problems to the railways passengers as many trains from the Dehradun station were delayed for many hours.