Gas leakage disrupts train service in Murshidabad district

Train services in a part of Murshidabad district were disrupted for around 11 hours Friday following gas leakage from a tanker stranded on a highway near Ballarpur station, an Eastern Railway spokesman said here.

"The leakage was reported around 8.40 am and as a safety measure, train services in Azimganj-New Farakka section were controlled," the spokesman said.

After the removal of the tanker from the site, normal train movement resumed around 7.30 pm.

During that period, some trains scheduled to run through this section were detained while some others were diverted via Rampurhat-Gumani route.

The 13422 Malda Town-Nabadwip Express had to be cancelled because of the incident, the spokesman added.