Bahanaga: Train services at the Bahanaga Bazaar railway station resumed Tuesday for the first time since June 2, the day the horrific triple train crash occurred. Three passenger trains stopped at the station, exactly 26 days after the disaster which left 292 passengers dead and over 1,000 injured. Meanwhile, station master SK Pattnaik informed that passengers can board trains from the station from Wednesday onwards when the ticket booking counters will reopen. He added that as per schedule, all trains that have a halt at Bahanaga station will stop from Wednesday. The three trains that halted at the station Tuesday were the JaleswarPuri passenger Memu train, the Balasore-Bhadrak passenger, and the Bhadrak-Kharagpur Memu passenger. After the horrific accident, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the site and ordered a probe.
Accordingly, the CBI is now investigating the cause behind the accident. They sealed the relay room of the station and seized some documents. The CBI has so far interrogated three railway staffers and has also sealed the rented house of Amir Khan, a signal junior engineer. However, even though 26 days have elapsed since the accident, the CBI is yet to ascertain the causes that led to the disaster. The railway gate and a stretch on the Bahanaga-Gopalpur main road had been closed to the public. It was causing inconvenience for people going to Bahanaga block and to the national highway. However, the road was thrown open for the public, Tuesday.