Silchar: Train services on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section resumed on Thursday afternoon after a locomotive derailment disrupted operations for nearly seven hours.The 13126 Sairang-Kolkata Express was the first train to cross the affected stretch after restoration work. It departed Badarpur station at 2.50 pm and passed the derailment site at 3.04 pm, railway officials said.According to Northeast Frontier Railway chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, the front trolley of the locomotive hauling the 15616 Silchar-Guwahati Express derailed around 8.50 am at kilometre 166/7 on a bridge between Badarpur and Sukritipur stations under Lumding division.All passengers were safe, with no injuries or casualties reported.The derailment halted train movement along the hill section, affecting connectivity between Barak Valley and other parts of the Northeast. Railway authorities launched restoration work under the supervision of senior officials and cleared the affected stretch on priority.After the track was restored, Sairang-Kolkata Express was allowed to pass through the section. Sharma said train movement was being progressively restored and services were returning to normal.The Lumding-Badarpur hill section connects southern Assam, Mizoram, Tripura and parts of Manipur with the rest of the country. Disruptions on the route affect passenger and freight movement across the region.
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