Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Overhead Wire Break Causes Kolkata Suburban Train Chaos
A power wire on a train line in Kolkata broke at about 8:50 pm.
Because of the break, trains on the Sealdah–Dankuni route stopped moving.
Railway workers used a special truck to fix the wire, but it took many hours.
While the line was closed, other nearby train lines also ran late.
Many commuters had to wait for long times or find other ways to travel.
An overhead electric wire snapped near Dakshineswar station on the Sealdah–Dankuni line at 8:50 pm.
Train services on both up and down lines were halted, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.
Railway engineers deployed a tower wagon and worked late into the night to repair the wire.
The disruption spread to the Sealdah Main Line and Bangaon Line, causing cascading delays.
Commuters faced overcrowding and had to seek alternative transport during the outage.
- Who
- Kolkata suburban railway operators and commuters
- What
- An overhead electric wire snapped, halting train services
- When
- Wednesday night at around 8:50 pm
- Where
- Sealdah–Dankuni section near Dakshineswar railway station, Kolkata
- Why
- Technical failure of the overhead equipment
- Incident time
- 8:50 pm
- Affected line
- Sealdah–Dankuni
- Location
- Dakshineswar railway station, Kolkata
- Number of stranded commuters
- hundreds
- Repair method
- tower wagon deployed