Balasore: A major mishap was averted Wednesday following subsidence of soil under the railway track on Amara bridge near Haldipada Railway Station under Kharagpur Railways Division in Balasore district due to incessant rainfall over the last three days.
As per reports, the BhadrakHowrah Bagha Jatin express train was halted near Amara bridge close to Haldipada station as there was a breach in the downline after soil under the railway track was washed away following incessant rains.
Consequently, plying of all trains on the route remained suspended while those running on the upline had to slow down to 10 km/hour. Rail traffic in the KharagpurBhadrakh section of South Eastern Railway was affected because of the slackening of tracks. The subsidence disrupted train services on the route all through the day and left the passengers stranded.
At least 10 trains were cancelled and another 10 diverted on the Howrah-Chennai route. Passengers were seen alighting from the train and walking on the tracks towards their respective destinations. On being informed, Railways GM AK Mishra, DRM KR Choudhury reached the spot and took stock of the situation. An expert team, comprising personnel from electrical, signal, operating and engineering sections also reached the spot and launched repairing of the railway track on war footing