Train services on both the up and down tracks from Chandil are affected due to the derailment, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Adra Division) Vikash Kumar told PTI
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Over 20 wagons of a goods train derailed near Chandil in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district in the early hours of Saturday, affecting train services between the Chandil-Tatanagar section of South Eastern Railway, an official said, reported PTI.
There was no report of any injury in the derailment, the official said.
Train services on both the up and down tracks from Chandil are affected due to the derailment, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Adra Division) Vikash Kumar told PTI.
Restoration work is going on, he said, adding that further details are awaited.
Many express and mail trains were either diverted, short-terminated or cancelled, the official said. The 20894 Patna-Tatanagar Vande Bharat express, 28181 Tatanagar-Katihar express, 28182 Katihar-Tatanagar express have been cancelled, the official added.
Earlier this month, Two coaches of 15269 Muzaffarpur-Sabarmati Jan Sadharan Express derailed at Kanpur-Tundla section in Prayagraj Division, officials said.
According to railway officials, the 6th and 7th coaches from the engine derailed on the loop line of the station.
ECR successfully conducts trial run of 4.5 km long 'Rudrastra' freight train
Meanwhile, the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Division (DDU) of East Central Railway has achieved a new milestone by successfully operating 'Rudrastra', a 4.5 km long freight train, Asia's longest, an official said.
Sharing a video of the trial run on X, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "'Rudrastra' - Bharat's longest freight train (4.5 km long)."
Now freight trains will be sent from the DDU Division to the Dhanbad Division for quick loading and transportation of goods, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Uday Singh Meena said.
"This is a new experiment, which will make freight transportation and loading quick. This will not only save resources but also time. Indian Railways will benefit from this. Rudrastra is Asia's longest freight train, according to records of the Railways.
¿The trial run was conducted from the Ganjkhwaja railway station in Chandauli to Garhwa in Jharkhand on Thursday, covering a distance of 209 km in 5 hours 10 minutes at an average speed of 40.50 km per hour," Meena told PTI.
Rudrastra was prepared by adding three long haul (two goods trains each) racks. A total of 345 wagons were included in it, with 72 tonnes of goods loaded in one empty wagon, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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