Several trains cancelled, diverted in Bihar as flood water touches girder of bridge
The HinduSeveral trains were cancelled and many diverted as flood water touched the girder of a bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Sunday, a statement said. In a statement, the East Central Railway said that due to flood water touching the girder of bridge 195 between Sultanganj and Ratanpur stations, many trains have been cancelled and routes of several others passing through Jamalpur-Bhagalpur division diverted. Among the diverted trains were Ajmer-Bhagalpur Express, Vikramshila Express, Howrah-Gaya Express, Surat-Bhagalpur SF Express, Anand Vihar-Malda Town Express and Brahmaputra Mail. The engine was undergoing a routine setting process when some pairs of wheels derailed around 8.40 p.m., they said, adding that it was restored within an hour and railway services were not affected.