NEW DELHI, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Train services were disrupted for hours after an explosion early Thursday damaged a section of a railway track in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said.
The blast, which occurred at around 1:00 a.m. local time, damaged the section of railway track between Kokrajhar and Salakati stations in Kokrajhar district, about 230 km west of Dispur, the capital city of Assam.
There were no reports of any casualties or derailment in the incident.
Train movement resumed at approximately 5:25 a.m. local time. Around eight train services were affected, with delays of about one to two hours.
Local media said the blast was caused by detonating an improvised explosive device on a railway track. The blast ripped apart nearly 3 feet of railway line, with fragments of the damaged track found strewn several meters away from the spot.
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, chief public relations officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, said patrolling on railway track has been intensified.
"An inquiry is being carried out by police as well as the railway authorities to ascertain the cause of the blast," he said. ■
