After 51 hours after the Friday’s accident, the train services resumed at Bahanaga train accident site of Balasore. A goods train completed a run on the affected stretch, clearing the way for the resumption of services between Kolkata and Chennai from midnight last night.
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South Eastern Railway sources said long-distance trains like Howrah-Chennai Mail, Howrah-Puri Express, Howrah-Bengaluru Express, Howrah-Puducherry Express, Shalimar-Thiruvananthapuram Express passed through Bahanaga.
Authorities said all trains on the route will be back to normal from today. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated all those who have worked relentlessly to restore services. He said the investigation is going on and will go to the root cause of the accident.
Meanwhile, Railway Minister who reviewed the restoration work at the Balasore triple train collision site yesterday, said that the accident happened due to a change in electronic interlocking.
So far, information about the death of 275 people is coming to light in the horrific train accident that took place in Balasore, Odisha on Friday. While more than 1100 people are injured, the condition of many of them is serious, due to which the death toll is expected to increase.
62 people of West Bengal have died in this accident. 206 people are being treated here. In Odisha, 73 people from West Bengal are admitted and 56 people were discharged from the hospital. 182 people have not been identified till now.
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