New Delhi: Railways on Friday cancelled three trains and diverted 18 others on the Howrah-Mumabi line in the wake of the derailment of a Mumbai-bound train in West Bengal.
The cancelled trains are Howrah-Badbil Janshatabdi Express, Howrah-Titlagarh and Tata-Howrah Express.
Railway Board Member (Traffic) Vivek Sahai said it would take at least 24 hours to restore services on the route.
The trains that have been diverted will run via Kharagput-Adra-Purulia section and through
Angul-Sambhalpur-Jharsuguda section. Some other trains like Puri-New Delhi Express and
Bhubhaneshwar-New Delhi 2443 Rajdhani Express have been diverted via Adra-Gomoh route.
Sixty-five passengers were killed when Maoists attacked the Howrah-Kurla Gyaneswari Express leading to its derailment in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) also cancelled some trains and diverted others through different routes.
The Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express was cancelled from Howrah today, officials said.
Among the trains diverted are Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Neelachal Express which runs via Adra and Gomoh.
Similarly, Koraput-Howrah train would run via Tata and Adra, while Puri-Hardwar-Puri Utkal Express would be diverted via Angul, Sambalpur and Titlagarh.
Titlagarh-Howrah Ispat Express would be short terminated at Sambalpur and run as 2871 from Sambalpur to Titlagarh, officials said.
The Indian Railways also established the following help lines: Tata Nagar: 0657-2290324; 2290074; 2290382 Chakradharpur: 06587-238072 Rourkela: 0661-2511155 Jharsuguda: 06445-270977 Howrah: 033-26382217, 26411425; 26411416, 26415513 Kharagpur: 0322-255751; 255735 Nagpur: 0712-2564342 Bhusawal: 02582-223009 Lokmanya Tilak Terminal: 022-25298499 Kalyan: 0251-2311499 Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminal: 022-22694040 Nasik Road: 0253-2460138; 2467863 Manmad: 02591-222345
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