| Maoists blow up rail track in Gaya, several trains stranded by puneetmafia on 03 August, 2013 - 09:00 AM | ||
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 puneetmafia | Maoists blow up rail track in Gaya, several trains stranded on 03 August, 2013 - 09:00 AM | |
Maoists blew up a railway track near here on Friday night, disrupting traffic on the Gaya-Mughalsarai route of East Central Railway.The explosion on the track between Taraiya and Guraru railway station occurred at around 11 pm, barely 20 minutes after the pilot engine of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani crossed the area, Gaya Railway DSP Sunil Kumar told PTI.There were no casualties.There is usually a gap of one hour between the pilot engine and the train, which follows it. Following the blast, the Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani was stopped at Taraiya station.Many other trains, including Bhubaneshwar-Delhi Rajdhani and Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani were also stranded at Gaya railway station.The DSP said that senior officials have reached the site to co-ordinate repair work. | ||