The much awaited Dhanbad - Chandrapura passenger train returned on tracks after a gap of almost 2389 days on Wednesday since it was suspended on June 15/2017 but with a dent on passengers pockets .
Passengers willing to travel on this train would have to doleout Rs 50 per passenger for travelling to Dhanbad or to Chandrapura on this passenger train. It's the minimum fare o f express or mail train.The fare used to be Rs 10 earlier.
The train was flagged off from Katras station by Giridih MP CP Choudhary à nd Baghmara MLA Dhullu Mahto from Katras to Dhanbad on its arrival from Chandrapura today morning.
In the evening Dhanbad MP PN Singh along with MLA Raj Sinha and other senior railway officials of Dhanbad Railway division flagged off the train for Chandrapura from Dhanbad Railway station. All leaders cheered the decision of reintroducing the train after a long gap.
It is worth mentioning here that DGMS had recommended the suspension of train services on this line on June 15, 2017 owing potential risk of fire under the tracks along the route.Then total of 26 passenger and express trains along with some goods trains were suspended on this route then .
The route was opened again on the basis of DGMS report on February 6/ 2019 just ahead of the last Lok Sabha elections.
However, baring Dhanbad - Chandrapura train, others returned on tracts. Today this train too was made operational amidst warning of DGMS of potential threat on train tracks due to underground mines fire.