Gaya: Seven coaches and the engine of 2445 up Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed between Kasta and Paraiya stations following an explosion triggered by suspected Maoists late on Monday night, police said.
Any casualty or injury was yet to be ascertained.
A medical team with a rescue train was sent to the spot, about 15 km from Gaya station, District SP Sushil Khopde said.
The blast took place shortly after the train left Gaya station.
Seven coaches and the engine jumped the tracks following the explosion, suspected to be a handiwork of the Maoists who have called a 48-hour bandh beginning Monday in seven states, including Bihar.
The place where the blast took place falls under Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway.
The bandh has been called by the CPI(Maoist) in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and three districts of Maharashtra to protest against the 'Operation Green Hunt' launched against them.
Meanwhile, Naxals blow-up railway track near Rourkela , Orissa. One goods train derailed, no injury reported, train running between Bombay and Howrah route effected.
Routes of several important trains including New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express were diverted from Mughalsarai to Patna in lieu of Gaya for onward journey, the sources said.
Over 42 trains were affected, they said.
Important affected trains include New Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani Express, Kalka Express and Shaktipunj Express.
Besides, some of the local trains were cancelled due to the ongoing operation in the section.
Meanwhile, police recovered a hand bill left by Maoists at the spot claiming the responsibility for the blast.
The 48-hour bandh has been called by the CPI (Maoist) in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra
Pradesh and three districts of Maharashtra to protest against the 'Operation Green Hunt' launched against them.
According to the sources, railway engineers were pressed into service for repairing the tracks damaged in the blast.
Sanjay Saraogi, a passenger of the D-3 coach, one of the ten derailed bogies, told PTI that none of the passengers
were harmed in the incident.
"We heard the sound of a blast, but to my knowledge no harm has been caused to the passengers in the affected
bogies," he said from the spot, about 15 km from Gaya station.
Helpline numbers:
Gaya: 0631-2225069
Mugalsarai: 0541-2254144
Railway helpline number of Bhubaneshwar: 0674-2532233
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