Bhubaneswar: New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central Express was detained between Soro and Markona of Kharagpur Division due to Loco trouble from 14.45 hrs today on Saturday. There was no derailment and no injury to passengers.
The Loco (engine) of the train was hit by an object lying on the track and could not move any further. An alternative loco was arranged and the train departed at 18.23 hrs. All necessary safety measures were taken by Railways and thorough checking of the Loco was done before the departure of the train.
As a result of the incident, the following trains were regulated:
12245 Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru Express was detained between Soro-Markona
68051 Baleshwar-Bhadrak MEMU was detained at Soro
18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express was detained at Baleshwar
20889 Howrah-Tirupati Express was detained at Rupsa
