<p>Maoists blew up a railway track near here, forcing stoppage of many prominent trains, including three Rajdhanis, in the late night hours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The explosion on the track between Taraiya and Guraru railway stations occurred at around 11 PM last night, barely 20 minutes after the pilot engine of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani train crossed the area, Gaya Railway DSP Sunil Kumar said.<br /><br />About two feet track was blown in the Down line in the blast. There is usually a gap of one hour between the pilot engine and the train which follows it. Following the blast, the Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani train was stopped at Taraiya Station.<br /><br />Railways had decided to run pilot engines ahead of trains following the 2003 accident of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani in Naxal-hit Aurangabad district of Bihar which had left over a 100 people dead.<br /><br />Around 13 trains, including three Rajdhanis, were stranded at different places on the UP line and many others were halted at DN line due to the blasts.<br /><br />However, train services have resumed in the UP line in between Paraiya and Guraru at 7:30 AM, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) ECR Amitabh Prabhakar told PTI.<br /><br />Twelve pandrol clips, which hold the rail to sleepers, had gone missing after the blast. They have been put in place today.<br /><br />Running of prominent trains was resumed in the section this morning, the CPRO said.<br />Kumar said that the blasted track has been repaired and DN line has also been opened for running of trains.<br /><br />After track fit message, 12301 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, which was halted at Paraiya station for the night, proceeded on its onward journey this morning, the DSP said.<br />Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani and Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani, which were halted at Gaya station the entire night, also proceeded on their onward journey later on, the DSP said. <br /><br />Deputy Inspector General of Police, Magadh range, Naiyyer Hussnain Khan said the late last night violence happened on the eve of the banned outfit's Gaya bandh call.<br />Sources said that the banned outfit has given a one day bandh call beginning midnight last night as part of their "martyr's day".<br /><br />The DIG said that police has been put on alert and combing operation was on.</p>
<p>Maoists blew up a railway track near here, forcing stoppage of many prominent trains, including three Rajdhanis, in the late night hours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The explosion on the track between Taraiya and Guraru railway stations occurred at around 11 PM last night, barely 20 minutes after the pilot engine of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani train crossed the area, Gaya Railway DSP Sunil Kumar said.<br /><br />About two feet track was blown in the Down line in the blast. There is usually a gap of one hour between the pilot engine and the train which follows it. Following the blast, the Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani train was stopped at Taraiya Station.<br /><br />Railways had decided to run pilot engines ahead of trains following the 2003 accident of Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani in Naxal-hit Aurangabad district of Bihar which had left over a 100 people dead.<br /><br />Around 13 trains, including three Rajdhanis, were stranded at different places on the UP line and many others were halted at DN line due to the blasts.<br /><br />However, train services have resumed in the UP line in between Paraiya and Guraru at 7:30 AM, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) ECR Amitabh Prabhakar told PTI.<br /><br />Twelve pandrol clips, which hold the rail to sleepers, had gone missing after the blast. They have been put in place today.<br /><br />Running of prominent trains was resumed in the section this morning, the CPRO said.<br />Kumar said that the blasted track has been repaired and DN line has also been opened for running of trains.<br /><br />After track fit message, 12301 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, which was halted at Paraiya station for the night, proceeded on its onward journey this morning, the DSP said.<br />Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani and Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani, which were halted at Gaya station the entire night, also proceeded on their onward journey later on, the DSP said. <br /><br />Deputy Inspector General of Police, Magadh range, Naiyyer Hussnain Khan said the late last night violence happened on the eve of the banned outfit's Gaya bandh call.<br />Sources said that the banned outfit has given a one day bandh call beginning midnight last night as part of their "martyr's day".<br /><br />The DIG said that police has been put on alert and combing operation was on.</p>