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Several passenger trains cancelled as 24 goods wagons derail in Chandil

Jamshedpur: Railway traffic on the Chandil-Gunda Bihar section of the Adra railway division remained disrupted after 24 wagons of two freight trains derailed in the early hours of Saturday. No one was injured in the incident. Following the derailment, several passenger trains were cancelled, rerouted or short-terminated, leaving several travellers stranded. Efforts were on to provide alternative travel arrangements to the stranded passengers. The incident happened when 7 wagons of a freight train carrying iron ore, travelling from Tatanagar to Purulia on the down line, were derailed after it crossed the Chandil railway station. The derailed wagons tipped over on an empty freight train moving from the opposite direction on the adjacent up line. As a result, seven wagons of the empty freight train also derailed. Railway officials said the incident occurred at Pitki railway crossing, which is nearly 200 metres away from the Chandil railway station, in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district. "None of the crew members of the derailed trains were injured. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Get ₹2Cr life cover@ ₹700 p.m. ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo by Taboola by Taboola About eight crew members, including the driver and the guard, were on board the derailed train," said Ajit Kumar, the in-charge of the RPF post in Chandil. Vikas Kumar, the senior divisional commercial manager of the Adra division of South Eastern Railways, said the tracks were heavily damaged after the derailments. "Track clearance, re-railing and repair work is being done on a war footing, and necessary equipment and heavy machines have been deployed at the site along with the necessary workforce. We are expecting partial resumption of the train service by midnight," he said. "A panel will be constituted to probe the incident," Kumar added. The abrupt halt in railway traffic stranded passengers at different stations. Railways said it had made alternative arrangements to transport the passengers to reach their respective destinations. Meanwhile, over a dozen passenger and express trains were cancelled on Saturday, while others were rerouted or short-terminated. In a statement, the South Eastern Railways said Howrah-Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat, Patna-Tatanagar Vande Bharat (20894), Tatanagar-Katihar-Tatanagar Express, Dhanbad-Tatanagar-Dhanbad Express and Tatanagar-Buxar Express (18183) were cancelled. Three MEMU trains, including Tata-Hatia and Tata-Asansol, were also cancelled for the day. Further, long-distance trains were diverted. While the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Purushottam Express was diverted via the Hijli-Modinagar-Adra-Bhojudih-Gomoh route, the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (which runs via Sambalpur) was diverted through the Jharsuguda-Rourkela-Nuagaon-Hatia-Bokaro-Rajabera route. Reacting to the train cancellations, Adityapur resident 52-year-old Amod Kumar, who was supposed be with his sister in Patna on Rakshabandhan day, regretted he couldn't make it to the Bihar capital. "I and my wife had booked tickets on Vande Bharat and were supposed to board the train from Tatanagar this morning but due to the derailment, the train was cancelled. I couldn't make it to my sister's house on the auspicious Rakhi day," rued DTP operator Kumar. Similarly, Manish Jaiswal, 46, who was supposed to board the Tatanagar-Dhanbad train to travel to the coal town to attend a function at his relative's house had to miss the get-together due to the cancellation of the train. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Raksha Bandhan wishes , messages and quotes !