Train services disrupt in Bihar as flood water reaches bridge girder

PATNA: Several trains were canceled and many rerouted in Bihar's Bhagalpur district as floodwater reached the girder of a bridge, according to a statement from the East Central Railway on Sunday.
Floodwater touched the bridge girder between Sultanganj and Ratanpur stations at 11.45pm on Saturday. The statement also noted that several rivers in the Jamalpur-Bhagalpur division were flowing above the danger mark.
Canceled trains included the Patna-Dumka Express, Saraigarh–Deoghar Special, Jamalpur-Kiul Memu Special, and Bhagalpur-Danapur Intercity Express.The diverted trains were the Ajmer-Bhagalpur Express, Vikramshila Express, Howrah-Gaya Express, Surat-Bhagalpur SF Express, Anand Vihar-Malda Town Express, and Brahmaputra Mail. At least four trains were short-terminated.
Additionally, a train engine derailed at Muzaffarpur Junction's yard on Saturday. The engine was undergoing a routine setting process when some wheels derailed at around 8.40pm. It was restored within an hour, and railway services were not affected.