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Ganges Erosion Disrupts Rail Services: Multiple Trains Canceled, Rerouted in Malda Division
- •Railway services in Eastern Railway's Malda Division, Sahebganj-Barharwa section, disrupted by Ganges erosion.
- •Down line between Sakrigali and Maharajpur stations completely halted after embankment washed away.
- •Emergency repair work is underway with large railway personnel deployed; up line operating at controlled speed.
- •Several trains for October 3, including Malda Town-Sahebganj MEMU and Howrah-Sahebganj Intercity, canceled.
- •Long-distance trains like Kathgodam-Howrah Bagh Express and Brahmaputra Mail have been rerouted.
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Railway services in the Sahebganj-Barharwa section of the Malda Division have been disrupted because severe erosion by the Ganges River washed away the embankment of the railway track between Sakrigali and Maharajpur stations, forcing passenger and freight train movement on the down line to be completely halted.
While movement on the down line is completely halted due to the embankment washout, trains are operating on the up line at a controlled speed.
Emergency repair work and embankment restoration are currently underway at the site with a large deployment of railway personnel. Additionally, special passenger trains have been scheduled to run between Sahebganj and Bhagalpur, Bhagalpur and Sahebganj, Rampurhat and Tinpahar, and Bardhaman and Tinpahar for passenger convenience.
