Bamboo on Overhead Wire Halts Digha Train, Stranding Hundreds of Tourists
West Bengal
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News18•01-02-2026, 12:49
Bamboo on Overhead Wire Halts Digha Train, Stranding Hundreds of Tourists
- •A Digha-bound local train was halted for over two hours near Badalpur due to a bamboo pole on the overhead high-voltage electric wire.
- •Hundreds of tourists, including children and elderly, faced significant hardship as they were stranded close to their holiday destination.
- •The power supply was immediately disconnected to prevent a short circuit or major accident.
- •Railway maintenance workers promptly removed the bamboo pole, normalizing the situation and resuming train services.
- •Railway police have initiated an investigation to determine how the bamboo pole ended up on the high-voltage wire.
Why It Matters: Hundreds of tourists faced distress as a bamboo pole on an overhead wire halted a Digha-bound train.
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