On Friday morning, the Golmunda railway crossing on NH 320D between Sonuwa and Chakradharpur was closed for about an hour due to a malfunctioning engine in a freight train. This resulted in long queues of vehicles on both sides of the crossing. School children were also forced to wait for the...
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crossing to reopen. The freight train, traveling on the up line, broke down near the crossing, blocking the line and causing the crossing to be closed. The crossing remained closed from around 7 AM to 8 AM. After repairs, the freight train was able to continue its journey.

On Friday morning, the Golmunda railway gate on NH 320D between Sonuwa and Chakradharpur remained closed for about an hour. This was due to a malfunctioning engine in a freight train on the up line, causing a long queue of vehicles and forcing school children to wait. The freight train came...
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to a halt on the railway track in the middle of the gate, blocking the up line. Eventually, the engine was repaired and the freight train moved forward, allowing the gate to be reopened around 8 am.

A major accident was averted at Sonua station in Chakradharpur Railway Division on Thursday morning when an open door of a goods train collided with a pillar of a foot over bridge (FOB). The incident occurred at 9:57 am when a goods train named N Box NPL was passing on the...
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up line. The collision caused the door of the goods train to break and fall onto the railway tracks, damaging the FOB pillar. The impact also made a loud noise, causing fear among railway staff and passengers. Fortunately, the FOB did not collapse, preventing a major accident. However, if a passenger train had been at the spot instead of the goods train, there could have been casualties. As a result of the accident, train movement on the up and down main lines at Sonua station was halted. Trains, including the South Bihar Express, the Ispat Express (from Howrah to Titlagarh), and the Ispat Express (from Titlagarh to Howrah), were held at various stations. After inspection of the damaged FOB, train movement resumed on the up and down loop lines at Sonua station at a slow pace.

A major accident was narrowly averted at Sonuwa station in Chakradharpur railway division on Thursday morning when an open door of a goods train hit a pillar of the foot over bridge. The incident damaged the pillar, causing panic in the railway division. Senior railway officials and staff reached Sonuwa station...
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and assessed the situation. The damaged foot over bridge is being removed. Train operations were partially disrupted due to the incident. The up and down lines at Sonuwa station were closed, and trains were being run at slow speeds on the loop line.