CKP/Chakradharpur (3 PFs)

चक्रधरपुर

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Track: Triple Electric-Line

The post office outside Chakradharpur Railway Station is in a dilapidated state due to heavy rainfall. The building is flooded, causing water to leak into the offices, damaging furniture, files, and computer equipment. The post office's Aadhaar card creation and correction center is also flooded, causing inconvenience to both staff and...
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the public. The leaking roof has damaged the printer, hindering banking transactions, and the staff are struggling to protect computers from water damage. The postmaster has repeatedly requested the authorities to address the issue but has received no response.

A major accident was averted at Sonua station in Chakradharpur Railway Division on Thursday morning when an open door of a goods train collided with a pillar of a foot over bridge (FOB). The incident occurred at 9:57 am when a goods train named N Box NPL was passing on the...
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up line. The collision caused the door of the goods train to break and fall onto the railway tracks, damaging the FOB pillar. The impact also made a loud noise, causing fear among railway staff and passengers. Fortunately, the FOB did not collapse, preventing a major accident. However, if a passenger train had been at the spot instead of the goods train, there could have been casualties. As a result of the accident, train movement on the up and down main lines at Sonua station was halted. Trains, including the South Bihar Express, the Ispat Express (from Howrah to Titlagarh), and the Ispat Express (from Titlagarh to Howrah), were held at various stations. After inspection of the damaged FOB, train movement resumed on the up and down loop lines at Sonua station at a slow pace.