PATNA, Nov. 12 -- Reaching their native places in Bihar for Chhath Puja, which begins on Friday, proved to be a time-consuming and uphill task for scores of devotees this year, as several trains, including the Tejas, Sampoorna Kranti and Magadh Express, ran late on Wednesday. According to ECR's officials, train services on the Patna-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU)-Mirzapur route were severely disrupted on Wednesday due to a technical issue during the construction of a third railway line. The disruption affected around thirty passenger trains and twenty eight freight trains, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and causing hours of inconvenience. This incident has a direct impact on the trains coming to Bihar from New Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and South India. Several trains bound for Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal were diverted via Prayagraj, Varanasi and Lucknow. Routes of trains like Howrah-Duranto, Mahabodhi Express, Vikramshila Express, Vande Bharat, Dibrugarh Rajdhani and Sampoorna Kranti were also changed. Tejas Rajdhani from New Delhi to Rajendranagar is running late by about 14 hours. Many passengers rued that they were not carrying sufficient drinking water with them as the train was to chug in DDU Junction at 3pm. Many passengers rued that they would lose a day in their itinerary owing to the inordinate delay of the trains. At Patna Junction, a crowd of passengers also expressed anger for the late running of trains, reportedly. Panicked passengers also took to social media to report their agony. The incident occurred at approximately 6:18 pm on Tuesday when a section of the railway track reportedly subsided slightly during construction work. As a result, an Overhead Equipment (OHE) mast shifted dangerously close to the operational railway track, creating a potential safety risk. Following the incident, railway authorities immediately suspended train movement on the affected section to prevent any untoward incident. The disruption affected trains operating in both directions, including services arriving at and departing from Patna. Several passenger trains were delayed by hours, while some were diverted through alternative routes. Passengers waiting at Patna, Rajendra Nagar, Pataliputra and Danapur railway stations faced considerable difficulties and many had to revise their travel schedules due to the uncertainty surrounding train operations. Train movement on the affected route resumed at around 4:15 am on Wednesday. However, trains are currently operating at restricted speeds as a precautionary measure and normal operations are expected to take some time to resume fully. Railway officials said the situation is gradually returning to normal, although speed restrictions remain in place....