No casualties have been reported yet. Police have said there are no reports of passengers being injured either.
But the Delhi-Guwahati rail route, up and down, has been disrupted.
While five passenger trains, including the Tatanagar -Chapra Express, have been cancelled, at least three express trains have been diverted. These include the Awadh Assam Express, Mahananda Express and the Barmer-Guwahati Express.
The driver of the train said he applied emergency brakes after hearing a loud explosion. But no Maoists link is being indicated as of now.
PK Thaku, Additional Director General, Bihar sadi: "This particular area is not Maoist affected."
The top policeman said investigation would reveal what had happened, but "this stretch...has had a history of the tracks generally giving in. Last year also, not with Rajdhani but with another train, there was a similar incident on this stretch itself."
He said the 14 coaches had tilted but not overturned.
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