SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Dec 27: Trains movement on the Grand Chord line under the Dhanbad Rail Division of East Central Railway (ECR) zone was restored completely after 12 hours of operation following the derailment of three wagons of goods train at Tankuppa station.
Senior Public Relation Officer PK Mishra said that the ECR zone declared the track fit at 3:10 pm on Tuesday and duly trains movement was allowed to run on it. Three wagons of a goods train derailed on the up line of Tankuppa railway station between Gomoh- Gaya Section at 3:15 AM on Tuesday.
ECR zone official said that despite clearance of the Grand Chord line at Tankuppa, two express trains that would start from Kolkata today (December 27) would run via the Main Line of Patna rather than through the Dhanbad rail division.
The trains (12329) Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express would be run through a diverted route via Kolkata- Asansol- Jha Jha, Patna– Pt Deendayal Upadhyay railway station and not from Dhanbad- Gomoh–Gaya route.
The second train Sealdah- Anand Vihar Terminal would also run from the main line rather than the Dhanbad Grand Chord line. The train would start from Sealdah and run via Asansol, Jha Jha, Patna Pt Deendayal Upadhyay station.