Trains service which were paralysed for ten hours due to derailment of pushing engine of a goods train between Chanderpura and Rajabera railway station in Dhanbad rail section of Eastern Central railway (ECR), resumed at about 1 pm on Tuesday, according to railway sources.
The derailment of the engine caused a massive and prolonged disruption of train services which got cut off from the side of Ranchi, Dhanbad coal field and Bokaro Steel, but also caused tremendous inconvenience to the long-distance train passengers.
Over a dozen trains bound for Delhi on one side and Dhanbad on the other side were stranded.
While quite a few trains like Purusotam Express, Satabdi New Delhi Rajdhandi Express, Hatia-Patna super fast express, Intercity Express, Hatia -Bardaman, and Baidnath Dham Express were diverted ,railway sources added.
All others trains are still running several hours behind the schedule ,according to inquiry centre of Gomoh and Chanderpura railway station.When 30 wagons of the goods train coming from Chanderpura, and its pushing engine derailed at the point near Rajabera station and location no-C,19/7 at around 4;30am on Tuesday morning ,the railway officials did their best to clear the track and resumed train services\\ at about 1pm of date.
ADRM of Dhanbad division H.K. Raghu admitted that the condition of tracks ,particularly at the point was got damaged and back lift of the track was faulty and the driver of the goods train has been ignored\\ the fault and that has caused the accident ,However the local passengers of Rajabera are furious at the allegation of poor maintenance .
EOM