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Ajmer-Jammu Tawi Express derails near Jaipur; no casualty

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 04 2018 | 8:00 PM IST

Three coaches of the Ajmer-Jammu Tawi Puja Express derailed on Jaipur-Phulera double track around 3.43 pm today.

No casualty was reported, officials said.

Three sleeper coaches S2, S3 and S9 derailed when the train had just departed from a yard at Phulera junction towards Jaipur, North Western Railway (NWR) CPRO Tarun Jain said.

No passenger was injured in the mishap, and restoration work is underway. The track would be restored soon," he said.

Senior officers from the North Western Railway also supervised the work.

This is the second such incident in the zone since this morning.

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First Published: Jul 04 2018 | 8:00 PM IST

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