Seven trains cancelled till June 2

Seven trains have been cancelled till June 2 in the Central Industrial Chord (CIC) section under the Dhanbad rail division in Jharkhand following the train disaster in West Bengal which left around 100 dead.

Seven trains have been cancelled till June 2 in the Central Industrial Chord (CIC) section under the Dhanbad rail division in Jharkhand following the train disaster in West Bengal which left around 100 dead.

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A senior rail official said Saturday the cancelled trains are Palamau Express, Barkakana-Patna Express, Gomo-Barwadih Passenger, Barwadhi-Gomo Passenger, Gomo-Dehri-on-sone Passenger, Barkakana-Gomo Passenger and Gomo-Barkakana passenger train.

Division's Puplic Relations Officer Amrendra Das said the authorities will also cut short the journey of 628 Barkakana-Mughulsarai passenger at Barwadih and the 324 Barwadih-Chunar passenger at Choupan for one week, Das added.

The steps were taken to avoid night journey in the Maoist pockets.