Suspected Maoists on Wednesday blew up railway tracks between Badagopal and Avtar Nagar stations under Sonepur division of East Central Railway, affecting train services on the New Delhi-Guwahati route.

An unspecified number of Maoist guerrillas blew up the down line between the two stations, falling in the Chapra parliamentary constituency of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav [ Images ], at around 6.30 am, sources said.

Sources said the Naxalites [ Images ] had also planted a bomb on a track, which did not not explode.

A bomb disposal squad has been rushed to the scene to defuse the explosive.

Meanwhile, several trains including Muzaffarpur-Delhi [ Images ] Lichchwi Express, Darbhanga-Delhi Sadbhavna Express, New Delhi Guwahati Avadh Assam Express and Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur inter-city express are stranded at various stations.

Restoration of railway tracks has started, the sources said.