Train Crash

2 dead, dozens injured in northern Russia after passenger train derailment

The 14-carriage train derailed in Russia's northern republic of Komi on Wednesday night, Russian Railways said in a statement, with nine carriages coming off the tracks

Kanchanjunga crash: Goods train was moving at 4 times permitted speed

Kanchanjunga train crash updates: As many as 10 people, including the driver of the goods train died in the accident, which took place near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

Kanchanjunga crash: Railways blame dead driver; row over 'signal defect'

Kanchanjunga train crash: As many as 15 people died while 60 were injured after a goods train rammed the Kanchanjunga Express from behind in West Bengal's Darjeeling on Monday

Rs 2 cr announced for development of villages near Odisha accident site

Vaishnaw announced Rs 1 crore from his MP local area development (LAD) fund and another Rs 1 crore from Railways funds for the development of Bahanaga village and the hospital there

For speed and safety on the tracks, Indian Railways has problems to solve

Repairs or maintenance of a railway line is unpleasant news to break to station controllers, who along with officials in divisions, guide thousands of rakes and trains every day

Triple train tragedy: Odisha govt's quick action saved 1200 lives

The locals of Bahanga area are the first ones who responded to the accident and started a massive rescue operation without waiting for anyone

Odisha train crash: SCR announces cancellations of few trains till June 9

Due to derailment of Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express in Kharagpur-Bhadrak section of South Eastern Railway, at least five trains were cancelled which were to commence journey on June 6

Akhilesh hits out at BJP for giving false assurances on 'Kavach system'

The Opposition has strongly condemned the government's safety assertions regarding the Kavach system, particularly in light of the tragic Odisha train accident

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40 passengers may have died from electrocution in train crash, says GRP

Around 40 bodies recovered from the Coromandel Express involved in the triple train crash had no visible injury marks and are believed to have died of electrocution, the GRP said. An FIR registered at the Government Railway Police station at Balasore indicated that live overhead wires which snapped when the accident occurred, entangled with a few coaches, electrocuting the passengers trapped in them. Sub-inspector of Police, P Kumar Nayak in his FIR said, Many passengers succumbed to injuries caused due to the collision and electrocution (after) coming in contact with overhead LT (low tension) line. The overhead wires snapped as coaches which toppled over during the triple train accident overturned electrical masts, said officials. The three trains involved in the major accident which claimed 278 lives and injured 1200, were the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Express and a stationary goods train. The CBI has on Tuesday taken over the Balasore GRP case No. 64

Signals, systems, checks, balances: Explaining the Odisha train disaster

The Indian Railways is deploying a new train control system, as pressure on its infrastructure increases

Odisha tragedy: CBI begins probe, railways suspects 'physical tampering'

"There was a green signal on the main line. The signal is usually green when all the pre-conditions required for the signal to go green are perfect," DRM said

Everything back to normalcy after 51 hours: Hardeep Puri defends Vaishnaw

Rahul Gandhi stepped up the attack on the Central government stating that till now "no accountability even after 270+ deaths"

Train accident: Railways releases links with details of affected people

To help families locate their kin affected by the triple train accident in Balasore, the railways, in coordination with the Odisha government, has prepared three online links with photos of those killed and lists of passengers admitted to different hospitals. "In order to facilitate the families of those who are still unaware about whereabouts of their relatives in the triple train accident in Bahanaga, Odisha, Indian Railways with the support of Odisha government has taken an initiative to locate them. "The family members/relatives/friends and well-wishers of the passengers affected in this unfortunate accident can locate using the link of photos of deceased, lists of passengers admitted in different hospitals and also about unidentified bodies using these following detail," the railways said in a statement. The railways has appealed to people to use the three links -- link of photos of the deceased ( https:rcodisha.nic.in/Photos%20Of%20Deceased%20with%20Disclaimer.pdf ), link of .

Initial finding entail inquiry by professional agency: Sources on CBI probe

Amid Opposition criticism of a CBI probe into the Balasore train accident, government sources on Monday said there was "deliberate interference" in the system and that information unearthed during the initial investigation necessitated a probe by a professional agency. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday night's horrifying accident which left 275 people dead and 1,100 injured. Reacting to questions on the need for a CBI probe when the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) was already probing the incident, an official indicated that the preliminary inquiry revealed the need for a more thorough investigation. "Lot of information has come during the course of the investigation. Various kinds of information have been made available which required a professional investigative agency," he said. The accident in which a speeding Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train on the loop line instead of ...

Stunned silence as passengers cross triple train disaster site in Odisha

As the Vande Bharat Express crossed the site of the triple train crash at Bahanaga Bazar Monday morning successfully, the first train to cross the disaster site during day hours, passengers on board gasped as the horror of the devastation unleashed by the train pile up last Friday unfolded before their eyes. As the train which started from Howrah slowed down as a mark of caution running across freshly repaired tracks, a few muttered Jagannath, Jagannath, the name of the presiding deity of Puri, the destination of the train, but most were too stunned to speak. The railway authorities had on Sunday informed passengers through a group SMS that the train would leave on time. The train left on time from Howrah station at 6.10 am but no one was sure of the route it would take as news on the state of the tracks which had broken up because of the accident which claimed 275 lives was unknown. Passengers were heard discussing the route it might take, especially as the display board in the ..

Odisha train tragedy: 51 hours later, train movement restored on tracks

The restoration work started 15-17 hours after the tragedy, after a long rescue effort where frontline rescuers had difficulties navigating through the wreckage

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Balasore train accident: 261 dead, 900+ injured as rescue ops conclude

PM en-route site, Railway Ministry orders high-level probe

Train accidents surged 37% in FY23 despite Budget push for safety

Railway Board flagged grave safety issues in review meetings in April and May