Train services were affected on the Tatanagar-Chakradharpur section of South Eastern Railway for over four hours from noon on Sunday due to a 'Traffic-cum-Power Block' for launching a girder on bridge between Adityapur and Gamharia railway station.
According to sources, Asansol-Tatanagar Passenger train was cancelled today. The Dhanbad-Tatanagar Express was short terminated at Kandra railway station. The train did not come to Tatanagar on Sunday. The train returned to Dhanbad from Kandra, where it was short-terminated. Two trains were rescheduled. The Tatanagar-Kharagpur MEMU left Tatanagar railway station for Kharagpur at 3.20 pm instead of its scheduled time of 2 pm. Similarly, the Tatanagar-Barkakana Passenger left Tatanagar at 3.30 pm today instead of 3 pm.
Station manager at Tatanagar, O P Sharma said that movement of trains was restricted due to the launching of a girder over bridge No. 21 between Adityapur and Gamharia stations under Tatanagar-Chakradharpur section.
"We are trying our best and are hopeful that train services would become normal in the evening. We have taken all necessary steps to ensure that passengers are not inconvenienced," said Sharma. Meanwhile, Garden Reach, headquarters of the South Eastern Railway notified cancellation of two long distance trains on Sunday due to the Jat quota agitation in Haryana. The trains which were cancelled include Tatanagar – Jammu Tawi Express and Rourkela-Muri Jammu Tawi link Express.
located on the Howrah-Mumbai main route, Tatanagar is an important station. 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.