On Saturday, a car collided with a pole in the circulating area of Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station in Bhopal, causing a power outage at the station and nearby staff quarters. The power was out for four hours, from 8 pm to 11 pm, leaving passengers in the dark and causing...
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problems with ticket purchases. The station handles 40-45 trains daily with approximately 1500-2000 passengers. While the railway claims that tickets were available, passengers faced difficulties due to the lack of power at the ticket counter. The delay in restoring power was attributed to the electrical department's difficulty in finding a ladder. The power outage also affected 28 nearby railway quarters, causing inconvenience for residents, especially children who needed to study. Railway officials have attributed the incident to damage to a pole in the circulating area and claim that the issue was resolved promptly, with no major disruption to ticket services.