Two goods trains collided early Sunday at Ondagram railway station in West Bengal’s Bankura, halting operations on the Kharagpur-Bankura-Adra line of the South Eastern Railway (SEC). No injuries or casualties have been reported, according to officials of the South Eastern Railway.
They said one of two goods trains hit the back of the other train leading to significant damage to the involved locomotives and carriages.
Within hours of the collision, the Adra-Midnapore section was restored for normal train services and the first train passed through at 8.35 am, officials said.
“Up line is fit for train movement at 7.45 am. Some trains have been cancelled. The cause collision is yet to be ascertained. Efforts are on to assess the cause that led to the mishap,” said a South Eastern Railway official earlier.
Officials said, so far, 14 trains have been cancelled, three have been diverted, and two trains have been short-terminated on the affected station of the Adra Division. The incident took place at 4 am.
According to officials, 12828 Purulia Junction-Howrah, 13506 Asansol-Digha, 08686 Adra-Kharagpur, 08675 Bishnupur-Adra, 08677 Bishnupur-Dhanbad Junction, 18027 Kharagpur-Asansol, 12883 Santragachi Junction-Purulia Junction, 18035 Kharagpur-Hatia, 18024 Garh Madhupur-Kharagpur, 08657 Adra-Asansol, 08173 Asansol-Tata, 18013 Howrah – Bokaro Steel City, 18036 Hatia-Kharagpur, and 08695/08696 Bokaro Steel City-Ranchi Junction-Bokaro Steel City have been cancelled.
More trains are likely to be cancelled due to the incident, they added.
