Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Trailer Stuck Halts Assam Train Services
A big truck, called a trailer, got stuck at a railway crossing in Assam, India.
This happened because the truck was not supposed to be there.
The truck blocked the railway tracks for about four and a half hours.
Many trains, including some long-distance ones, were delayed.
The railway people helped the passengers by giving them food and water and taking them to their destination by road.
The truck was removed around 10:10 AM.
The driver of the truck was caught, and the railway is working with the oil company that hired the truck to make sure this doesn't happen again.
An oversized trailer got stuck at an unauthorized railway level crossing in Assam, halting train services for 4.5 hours.
Affected trains included the Rajdhani Express, Tambaram Express, and Lokmanya Tilak Express.
The trailer belonged to a private company working for Oil India Limited without proper authority.
Passengers were provided with food, water, and road transport to Dibrugarh.
The trailer was removed at 10:10 AM, and the driver was taken into custody.
- Who
- Passengers of affected trains, Northeast Frontier Railway, Oil India Limited, private contractual company
- What
- Trailer stuck at level crossing, halting train services
- When
- Sunday, December 7, 2023, at 5:30 AM
- Where
- Between Lahoal and Chaulkhowa on the Tinsukia-Dibrugarh route in Assam
- Why
- Unauthorized entry of an oversized trailer at a railway level crossing
- Location
- Tinsukia-Dibrugarh route, Assam
- Time of Incident
- 5:30 AM
- Duration of Disruption
- 4.5 hours
- Trailer Removal Time
- 10:10 AM
- Affected Trains
- 12424 Rajdhani Express, 15928 Tambaram Express, 15946 Lokmanya Tilak Express
- Responsible Company
- Private company working for Oil India Limited, Duliajan
- Action Taken
- Driver taken into custody, NF Railway coordinating with OIL for action