PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Nov 30: Train services were affected on the Howrah- Mumbai mainline for several hours on Tuesday due to the derailment of a goods train near loco shed at Tatanagar railway station.
The mishap took place when the empty rakes of a goods train reached the shunting line.
No injury or casualties took place, confirmed railway officials.
The movement of several trains in the Howrah-Mumbai mainline was affected between 12.15 pm and 3 pm.
Tatanagar station director H K Balmuchu said that train services were restored to normalcy after 3 pm following the restoration of work.
The running of Howrah-bound Jan Shatabdi Express, Ispat Express and Mumbai- bound Geetanjali Superfast Express were affected.
The derailment also affected the movement of a couple of local passenger trains.
