Trains diverted after coal-laden goods train derail in Bihar's Gurpa
Patna, Oct 26: The rail traffic on Wednesday was disrupted on the up and down lines in the Dhanbad division following 53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed at Gurpa station between the Koderma and Manpur railway section on Wednesday morning.
"On 26.10.2022, 53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed at Gurpa station between Koderma and Manpur railway section of Dhanbad division at 06.24 am today, resulting in disruption of rail traffic on Up and Down lines. There have been no casualties in the incident," reads a tweet by East Central Railway after being translated into English.
बुलेटिन - 01
— East Central Railway (@ECRlyHJP) October 26, 2022
धनबाद मंडल के कोडरमा और मानपुर रेलखंड के मध्य गुरपा स्टेशन पर आज 26.10.2022 को प्रातः 06.24 बजे कोयला लदे मालगाड़ी के 53 वैगन पटरी से उतर गए जिसके फलस्वरूप अप एवं डाउन लाइन पर रेल यातायात बाधित है। घटना में कोई हताहत नहीं हुआ है ।
It also added that the accident relief vehicle and a team of officers from Barwadih, Gaya, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Gomo, and Dhanbad have left for the site.
Following the incident, several trains have been diverted to a different route while some have been partially terminated because of the disruption.
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East Central Railway said in another update that 13305 Dhanbad-Dehri On Sone Intercity Express departing from Dhanbad, 13553 Asansol-Varanasi Express departing from Asansol,13546 Gaya-Asansol Express departing from Gaya, and 13545 Asansol-Gaya Express departing from Asansol have been partially terminated.
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— East Central Railway (@ECRlyHJP) October 26, 2022
धनबाद मंडल के गुरपा स्टेशन पर मालगाड़ी के अवपथन के कारण ट्रेनों का मार्ग परिवर्तन एवं आंशिक समापन pic.twitter.com/Qix7Eh4hwx
The railway diverted the following trains:
12381 Howrah-New Delhi Express
13151 Kolkata-Jammutavi Express
12365 Patna-Ranchi Express
12319 Kolkata - Agra Cantt Express
12260 Bikaner - Sealdah Express
12988 Ajmer-Sealdah Express
12382 New Delhi-Howrah Express
13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express
12444 Anand Vihar Terminus-Haldia Express
12802 New Delhi-Puri Express
18626 Hatiya-Purnea Court Express
18625 Purnea Court-Hatiya Express
12801 Puri- New Delhi Express
Dhanbad division of railway also issued helpline numbers for the convenience of passengers:
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction:
05412-272260, 9794849461
Gaya Junction: 7070096337
Dhanbad: 8102928627, NSB Gomoh: 9471191511, Koderma: 9334837103