Train Accident: Goods train crashes near Gurpa station on the Howrah-New Delhi route, and many trains canceled

Posted on 26th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

Train Accident Howrah New Delhi Route 53 bogies of a coal-laden goods train derailed near Gurpa station between Koderma and Gaya Junction of Grand Card Saxon on the Howrah-New Delhi route. The incident happened at 6.24 am on Wednesday.

 

The train was going from Hazaribagh to Dadri with coal

 

According to preliminary information, it is being told that the goods train was going to Dadri via Hazaribagh Road, Koderma Junction after loading coal from Hazaribagh. After Gajhandi station, 52 bogies of a goods train derailed one by one between Yadugram halt and Gurpa station due to a steep slope in the Ghat section of the railway.

 

Train operation stalled on the Howrah-New Delhi route

 

Following the incident, operations on both the Up and Down lines of the Howrah-New Delhi route came to a standstill. Dhanbad-Gaya Intercity and Gaya-Asansol Passenger trains have been canceled. Further, many more passenger trains can be canceled or can be run by diverting the route.

 

DRM from Dhanbad is also preparing to reach the spot

 

After the incident, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's accident relief vehicle from Gomo Junction reached the spot. There is also news of DRM reaching the spot from Dhanbad in some time. No casualties have been reported in the incident.

 

There have been many train accidents in this area

 

It will be worth mentioning that after Gajhandi there is an area of ​​the steep slope of Ghat Saxon about 30 km till Grupa. This area is considered very vulnerable from the point of view of the accident. In the past also there have been cases of derailment of trains here.

 

Passengers waiting for the train at various railway stations

 

However, after the incident, the problems of the passengers increased due to the cancellation and delay of trains. Hundreds of passengers are worried about going to their destination at Koderma station.

 

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