Major rail accident averted in Assam, track damaged after massive blast; Many trains delayed - major rail accident averted in Assam after blast damages track

Updated: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:20 (IST) A major railway accident has been averted in Assam. Due to a massive explosion, the railway line was damaged, due to which many trains were delayed. The explosion damaged the railway line and disrupted the operation of trains, due to which passengers faced many problems. Late night blast on railway track in Assam creates stir. Digital Desk, New Delhi. A suspicious explosion was reported on the railway line between Salakati and Kokrajhar stations in the Alipurduar division of the North East Frontier Railway on Thursday. It is said that this explosion happened around 1 o’clock in the night. Remove Advertisement Only Read News As a result of this accident 8 to 10 trains were delayed. Officials said the track was repaired by 5:25 a.m. and normal train services resumed at 5:30 a.m. At the same time, patrolling in the division was increased. It is said that a freight train received a strong shock when passing through this section, causing the train to be brought to a halt. During investigation, damage to the track and sleepers was discovered. After this, the suspicion of explosion deepened. Regarding this matter, Railway Police Superintendent Pranjit Bora said that damage was detected on the railway track in Kokrajhar, which may have been caused by the blast; The repairs have been completed and train movement has resumed. Borah said that the railway loco pilot told us last night that something went wrong. District police and GRP came here and investigated. Damage detected on one track. It could be a suspected explosion. The investigation is still in the initial stage. It would not be right to say anything definitive now. Details will be shared after the investigation is completed…If it is sabotage, we need to find out who did it and who is involved. The repairs are complete. Train movement has resumed. Meanwhile, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in a statement said that on 23.10.2025, around 1:00 am, when the freight train UP AZARA Sugar was passing between Salakati and Kokrajhar, the train driver reported a strong shock, after which the train was stopped. He said that upon inspection it was found that the track and sleepers were damaged due to the suspected bomb blast. State police, RPF and intelligence officers are investigating the matter. At 05:25 the track was repaired, and normal train service resumed. About 8 trains were stopped due to this incident. Patrolling has been increased in the division.