Questions have been raised over railway safety arrangements during the ongoing track-doubling work in Godda district after a passenger train collided with construction equipment on the Hansdiha-Bhagalpur railway section on Wednesday.
The incident occurred between Dande Halt and Pandey Tola Halt when a Godda-Bhagalpur passenger train struck a generator trolley lying on the tracks. The impact gave the train a sudden jolt, creating panic among passengers. However, all passengers escaped unhurt and no loss of life or property was reported, averting what could have been a major railway accident.
The train was travelling from Godda towards Bhagalpur when it encountered the trolley on the railway track. The presence of the equipment on an operational track has raised questions about the circumstances in which it was left there and whether adequate safety precautions were being followed at the construction site.
The incident has once again brought the safety of train operations alongside ongoing railway infrastructure projects into focus, particularly the need for proper monitoring and safeguards at sites where doubling work is being carried out.
Malda Railway Division PRO Sukanta Mandal said the incident appeared to be related to a case of “piling missing”. He suspected that the piling might have somehow landed on the railway track.
Mandal said a railway inquiry was underway to determine the exact sequence of events. The investigation would establish how the construction equipment reached the track and what led to the collision, he added.
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