Bihar: 14 coaches of goods train derail, affect rail movement

At least 14 wagons of a goods train were derailed on Kaimur-Gaya line near Mughalsarai railway station in Bihar on Wednesday.

The derailment, which took place around 4.00 am, has affected the movement of trains on Kaimur-Gaya line.

"Traffic has been blocked on Up, down and reversible lines. We have diverted long-distance trains, few trains short terminated," DG PRO of the Indian Railways A Saxena told news agency ANI.

A Parliamentary panel the had recently pulled up the railways for failing to establish the cause behind the rising accidents on tracks. Going by various reports and statistics, it becomes clear that the railway ministry needs to pull up its socks.

The Standing Committee on Railways said that the Railways had failed in maintaining safety standards of rail tracks. Ideally, 4,500 kilometres of the rail tracks should have been renewed annually, out of the total track length of 1.14 lakh kilometres.

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