Tatanagar: Train services hit due to traffic-cum-power block

Jamshedpur, Feb 3: In view of a traffic-cum-power block for launching of steel girders of a road overbridge between Barajamda and Barbil station, train services in Barajamda – Barbil section of South Eastern Railway’s Chakradharpur division was hit on Thursday

The  Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express leaving Howrah on Thursday was short terminated at Barajamda while the return train Barbil-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express originated from Barajamda. Therefore, the service of the train in both the directions remained cancelled between Barajamda and Barbil on Thursday.

Apart from this as many as four local passenger trains were short terminated at various stations while a couple of trains ran on a diverted route , because of the traffic-cum- power block.

Passengers faced problems as the cancellation and short termination of trains resulted in mass cancellation of tickets, said railway sources.

Meanwhile, passengers had a tough time due to disruption in the train services. The enquiry counters of Tatanagar railway station were flooded with anxious passengers. ” I was not aware of the cancellation of trains. We came to know about it only after reaching the station this morning,” said a passenger.

The Tatanagar station assumes importance because it is located on the Howrah-Mumbai main route. Several important trains travel via Tatanagar, including the high-profile Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express. The station sees a daily traffic of 90 mail, express and passenger trains, besides a footfall of more than 60,000 passengers.