Derailment affects train services

Movement of trains was affected for the second consecutive day on Sunday due to derailment of a goods train in the Chandil Purulia section of South Eastern Railway's Adra division.The mishap took place early morning on Saturday after a truck collided with a goods train at an unmanned level crossing in the Chandil-Purulia section resulting in derailment of 11 wagons of the goods train.

According to information, though no trains were cancelled today but some of the trains ran through diverted route. The Tatanagar to Patna South Bihar Express ran via Purulia- Kotsila- Muri and Chandil. The Chapra-Tata Express also ran via a diverted route.The Chennai-Dibrugarh Express ran on a diverted route via Chandil , Muri, Bokaro, Dhanbad and Asansol while the Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Superfast Express ran on a diverted route via Chandil, Muri, Bokaro, Rajabera and Gomoh.

Railway officials at Tatanagar said that no trains were cancelled or short terminated today. “Due to derailment, trains movement was affected. The normal traffic was restored by 3 pm today. Some of the trains were delayed as they are running on a diverted route,” said O P Sharma, station manager at Tatanagar.

The Tatanagar station is located on the Howrah-Mumbai main route. Several important trains travel via Tatanagar, including the high-profile Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express. The station sees a daily traffic of 90 mail, express and passenger trains, besides a footfall of more than 60,000 passengers.