Peshawar:
The Jaffar Express resumed the operations on the Quetta-Peshawar route, five days after the service was suspended.
Railway officials said the train had been arrested due to the destruction of a road and a bridge near Spezand in a bomb explosion on September 23. They confirmed that the repair and restoration work on damaged infrastructure has now been completed.
The suspension occurred after the terrorists exploited a section of the railway line near Spezand, which left several injured passengers and interrupted the operations along the route.
The explosion occurred between the degari Cross and Sariab railway stations, damaging the road and derailing the engine and five train coach to Peshawar. The authorities believe that the explosion took place from 30 to 45 minutes before the train reached the site.
The authorities said the device was an improvised explosive planted near the road, which detonated when the train passed. The explosion caused four Bogies to derail and leave several passengers, including women and children, injured.
Both Jaffar Express and the Bolan Express, scheduled to startta, were canceled, with complete reimbursements issued to passengers. The restoration of the services depends on the completion of the repair work, the authorities said.
Socorro operations began shortly after the incident, with a heavy machinery deployed to clear the remains, realine the coaches overturned and repair the damaged track. An investigation into the incident began.
In early March, the terrorists kidnapped the Jaffar Express train that transported more than 400 passengers in nine bogies. Before authorization operations could begin, the attackers marked 21 passengers.
