Kolkata: Locals block rail track after train knocks down man, service hit
According to reports, an old man was killed after being hit by a Sealdah to Krishnanagar bound galloping local train near Sodepur railway station, barely 16 km. from state capital Kolkata, in the morning.
Alleging that railway did not make announcement of the through train's arrival, which led to the aged man's death, locals blocked railway tracks for hours and vandalized station master's cabin.
Due to the blockade, train service in Sealdah main line was disrupted for hours and office bound commuters suffered a lot.
However, after nearly two hours, the blockade was withdrawn and train service became normal.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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