The East Central Railways (ECR) has diverted over a dozen passenger trains following the derailment of 53 wagons of a coal laden goods train near Gurpa station between Koderma and Manpur stations under Dhanbad Railway division that took place around 6.24 AM on Wednesday.
This incident disrupted movement of trains on Howrah-Delhi grand chord route as several poles were uprooted and derailed wagons blocked both up and down tracks.
The rail authorities have also decided short termination of some passenger trains plying on the section due to the incident.
