8 more trains cancelled, 1 rescheduled after goods train derails

Due to the derailment, Bhavnagar-Sabarmati (20966) train has been rescheduled and will run two hours behind, departing from the source station at 8 am, instead of 6 am.

By: Express New Service

Rajkot | Updated: February 21, 2023 03:41 AM IST

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Eight more local trains were cancelled while one was rescheduled Monday as rail traffic continued to be disrupted in parts of Gujarat's Saurashtra region. (File image)

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Eight more local trains were cancelled, while one was rescheduled Monday as rail traffic continued to be disrupted in parts of Saurashtra region after a goods train derailment at Dhola junction in Umrala taluka of Bhavnagar district Sunday evening.

An official release from the Bhavnagar division of Western Railway said the cancelled trains are Bhavnagar-Jetalar (09566 and 09568), Jetalsar-Bhavnagar (09565 and 06567), Bhavnagar-Mahuva (19205), Mahuva-Bhavnagar (19206), Bhavnagar-Botad (09504) and Botad-Bhavnagar (09571).

Due to the derailment, Bhavnagar-Sabarmati (20966) train has been rescheduled and will run two hours behind, departing from the source station at 8 am, instead of 6 am.

“After the derailment of a goods train at Dhol junction at 4.45 pm on Sunday, railway traffic was partially restored by 9.21 pm. However, work was still on to restore the overhead electric cable that had snapped during the accident. This has forced the cancellation of these eight trains and rescheduling of one,” said an officer of the Bhavnagar divisional railway.

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