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- ↑ "LTHR/Latehar". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "टोरी-शिवपुर रेल लाइन से अभिजीत ग्रुप को नुकसान". Jagran News (in Hindi). 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Palamu Express derails as suspected Maoists blow up track in Jharkhand". India Today. 23 June 2015.
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