Train News: Cold has increased in Bihar. Now people are also facing problems due to fog. Due to sudden change in weather and fog, the speed of trains has stopped. This is directly affecting the trains going from North India towards North Bihar and North-East. Trains are running very late. Due to this, in cold weather, passengers have to sit for a long time on the platform waiting for the train. Passengers traveling in the train are troubled by running out of water and filth. They are continuously complaining about this on the X handle. On Friday, more than 10 trains coming from North Bihar to Muzaffarpur reached Derab from 8 hours to 19 hours. In this, 02569 Darbhanga Clone Special and 02563 Barauni Clone Special did not open from Darbhanga till quarter to nine in the night. Both the trains were late by 15.45 hours and 18.50 hours respectively. Apart from this, up 14017 Raxaul Anand Vihar Sadbhavana Express reached the junction late at 10.03 hours, down 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti at 10.16 hours, 12554 Vaishali Express at 09.46 hours, 02570 Clone Special at 12.05 hours, 02564 Clone Special at 10.07 hours.
Many trains were canceled
15097 Amarnath Express from Bhagalpur to Jammutavi was canceled from many stations including Muzaffarpur on Friday. It was taken out for Bettiah from Sitamarhi-Raxaul route. It is said that the route of the train was suddenly changed due to yard remodeling in Chhapra Rural. Due to this, passengers of stations like Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Sonpur, Siwan etc. had to face problems.
Railways increased safety measures
Keeping the fog in mind, Railways has increased the safety measures. In this regard, Sonpur’s DRM Vivek Bhushan Sood said that as soon as winter arrives, the operation of trains starts getting affected. Due to fog and bad weather, the delay in trains ranges from a few minutes to several hours. In such situations, passengers face problems. Railways is continuously working to provide relief from such problems faced by passengers during cold weather. For this, Railways has decided to install fog safe devices in all the engines, so that trains can be run on time. For smooth operation of trains, provision of fog safe device has been made for loco pilots of 100% mail, express and passenger trains of East Central Railway. Fog Safe Device is a GPS based device, which warns the loco pilot of the upcoming signal, due to which the loco pilot controls the speed of the train.
Fog man deployed
Besides, fog men are also being deployed for security, who will monitor the signal status on the railway line during fog. To prevent railway line fractures and identify them in time, continuous patrolling is being done by railway personnel under the supervision of senior officials. GPS trackers have been provided to linemen and patrolmen, which provide for their own safety as well as the facility to send information immediately in special situations. To increase the visibility of signals, signal sighting boards, fog signal posts and lifting barriers at busy level crossings have also been made brighter by painting them with a special colour.
Truck and bike collide due to fog
Here, due to dense fog, a teacher died in a head-on collision between a truck and a bike in Thukahiya, Vaishali. At the time of the incident, the teacher was coming from his home in Rikhar village of Lalganj police station area for duty at Jaiprakash Nagar Primary School located in Vishunpur Saraiya of Paru block. During this time he got hit by a truck. It was told that the teacher has been identified as Indrabhushan Sah, 25-year-old son of Ramjatan Sah, resident of Rikhar village. After passing the BPSC examination, he contributed to Jaiprakash Nagar Primary School of Vishunpur Saraiya Panchayat of Paru Block and Deoria Police Station area on November 17, 2023. After the accident, the driver and passenger of the truck managed to escape from there. The people gathered at the spot informed the police about the incident. As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot. The police informed the family through the identity card found with the deceased. As soon as information about the accident was received, there was chaos among the family members. The family members reached the spot crying. It is said that Indrabhushan was married three years ago. He has a three month old daughter. After this incident, his wife Pooja Kumari and family members are in bad condition and crying. Vaishali police station incharge Chandragupta Kumar said that a teacher has died in the accident. The body has been sent to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.