Train Derailments

Train derails in Telangana's Peddapalli; 39 trains cancelled, 61 diverted

A goods train derailed in Peddapalli district of Telangana, leading to cancellation of 39 passenger trains, officials of South Central Railway (SCR) said on Wednesday. Twelve wagons of the good strain carrying steel coils and iron rods derailed between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam on Tuesday night, SCR Chief Public Relations Officer A Sridhar told PTI. No one was injured in the incident, he said. The train was proceeding from Ballari in Karnataka towards Ghaziabad. It's a triple line section and all the three lines got obstructed with damage to tracks, the official said. Restoration works are underway and a temporary approach road was also being laid for deploying large cranes to the site, he said. The SCR official said one line is expected to be given fit for traffic (for resuming train movement) by this evening and train movement on the remaining two lines is likely to start by tomorrow (Thursday). Owing to derailment of the goods train, 39 passenger trains were cancelled, seven

Railway board launches safety drive, asks for report post Nalpur derailment

The Railway Board has launched a safety drive and sought a report within a week after a preliminary investigation into the recent Secunderabad-Shalimar express train derailment attributed the mishap to a technician inadvertently hitting a loose switch of the signalling system. According to railway sources, the switch, also called a 'latch gear', was loose and it got activated as the technician's lower body hit it inadvertently while the train's engine, set for the mainline, was crossing the interlocking point. The point moved to the middle line direction, leading coaches to go on the middle line and resulting in the derailment. Dilip Kumar, Executive Director, Information and Publicity, Railway Board, said the board has taken a very serious note of the incident and initiated a safety drive across the railways. "Safety drives are an integral part of railway mechanisms. We are extremely focused on ensuring the safety and security of passengers. A drive has been launched to further ...

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Restoration underway after 3 coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar train derail

According to railway officials, three coaches including one parcel van of the 22850 Secundrabad Shalimar SF Express derailed near Nalpur Station

Restoration work underway after Agartala-LTT Express derails in Assam

Incident took place under the Lumding division in the Lumding-Bardarpur Hill section on Thursday at 4 PM

Mathura goods train derailment: Rail traffic on one line restored

With the restoration of one of the railway lines, rail traffic between Delhi and Mathura that was disrupted due to derailment of a goods train has started, officials said on Friday. Rail traffic on three lines was disturbed due to the derailment of the goods train on Wednesday between Vrindaban road and Ajhai stations of Mathura-Palwal section of NCR . "The traffic on the third line was restored at 10.30 pm on Thursday, when a goods train coming from the Delhi side passed through it," Prashasti Srivastava, DCM and PRO DRM office Agra of NCR, said. "After the restoration of the third line, traffic on the UP and DOWN line is going smoothly. A number of trains coming from the Delhi side have so far passed through the third line," she said. However, the work to restore the first and second line is still on, officials said, and added that "it will take some time to restore both the tracks." Since the first three lines were disturbed due to derailment of a goods train, only down traffic

Mathura derailment: 500 workers clear track, panel to probe cause

An inquiry committee will be formed to probe the derailment of 25 wagons of a freight train near Vrindavan in Mathura district, a senior official said here Thursday. The derailment around 8 pm on Wednesday impacted services of around 30 trains on the route, with officials saying work is underway to clear the tracks so that normal operations could be resumed. Nearly 500 workers have been deployed for the job of clearing the tracks since last night. Divisional Railway Manager, Agra Division, Tej Prakash Agarwal on Wednesday told reporters that traffic on three railway lines was interrupted due to the derailment. "Twenty-five wagons of the train taking coal to Suratgarh power plant (in Rajasthan) derailed after Vrindavan yard," Agarwal said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. On Thursday morning, General Manager of North Central Railway, Upendra Chandra Joshi said, "Our priority is to clear the track first, and then we will focus on other aspects." Joshi said the ...

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2 coaches of Indore-Jabalpur Overnight Express derail in MP; no casualties

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20 coaches of Sabarmati Express derail near Kanpur, no injuries reported

According to the Railways, seven trains have been cancelled and three diverted due to the derailment and buses have been arranged to carry passengers from accident site to Kanpur Railway Station

Mumbai-Howrah Mail accident: Railways cancels at least 5 trains. Full list

Jharkhand train accident: At least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in the predawn hours of Tuesday around 80 km from Jharkhand's Jamshedpur killing at least two people

Gonda train accident: Death toll rises to 4, number of injured at 31

The death toll in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda has risen to four, while 31 people were injured in the incident, an official said on Friday. Eight coaches of the train had derailed between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations, about 150 km from the state capital, on the Gonda-Gorakhpur section of the Northeast Railway on Thursday afternoon. District Magistrate of Gonda, Neha Sharma, said, "So far, four passengers have died and 32 are injured. Of the injured passengers, the condition of around half a dozen is critical." "The deceased include Rahul, 38, Saroj Kumar Singh, 31, and two unknown passengers. The body of one of the unknown passengers was retrieved on Friday morning," Sharma said. She said two of the critically injured passengers are undergoing treatment at Lucknow's trauma centre. Sharma said she was present at Mankapur Junction when a special train with 600 passengers of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express left for Assam on Thursday .

Goods train derails near Mumbai, affects operations, restoration work on

The Western Railway has cancelled or rescheduled several trains following the derailment of a goods train at Palghar railway station in Maharashtra and the restoration work is on more than 15 hours after the incident, officials said on Wednesday. Seven wagons of the goods train derailed at Palghar, located around 100 km from Mumbai, at 5.08 pm on Tuesday, affecting the traffic of Mumbai-bound trains coming from Gujarat, a railway spokesperson earlier said here. No casualties were reported. The goods train with 43 wagons and carrying iron coils was heading to Karambeli in Gujarat from Visakhapatnam. As per railway sources, seven wagons including the guard's van from the rear end derailed, and some of them fell on their sides with iron coils thrown off over the tracks. Due to the impact of the derailed wagons and coils, the tracks and overhead equipment suffered major damage, they said. The Western Railway has announced the complete/partial cancellation, short-termination and diver

Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derails in Ajmer; several cancelled

Goods train coach derails near Dumraon railway station in Bihar's Buxar

According to a railway spokesman, the goods train was on its way from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction to Fatuha via Buxar when the incident took place

Bihar accident: Delhi-bound up line restored, work underway on down line

The Delhi-bound up line at the accident site near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar's Buxar district has been restored and work is underway to repair the down line, the East Central Railway said on Friday. The up line is ready for limited movement of trains but normal movement on this route will be allowed only after restoration of the down line. Four people were killed and several people were injured after 23 coaches of North East Express, on the way to Assam from Delhi, derailed near Raghunathpur railway station around 9.53 pm on Wednesday. Eastern Railway Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) Birendra Kumar told PTI, "Up line at the accident site is fit in all respect. The down line will soon be restored. We have teams working round the clock... restoration work is being carried out on a war footing." He said most of the debris has been cleared off the tracks. Most of the injured are undergoing treatment in Buxar town and neighbouring Ara. A total of 25 people have been adm

4 dead, 70 injured as Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derails near Bihar

At least four passengers died and 70 others injured when six coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night, officials said. The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks, television visuals showed. Buxar Superintendent of Police Manish Kumar told PTI four passengers had died in the accident. A Railway Police Force official said at least 70 passengers have been injured and shifted to local hospitals. Those with serious injuries were rushed to AIIMS, Patna. Will find the root cause of derailment, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X, even as he expressed condolences for the loss of lives. The minister said evacuation and rescue operations were completed and all coaches have been checked. The 23-coach 12506 North East Express had departed the Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi at 7:40 am on Wednesday for its nea

Empty rake of local train derails near Mumbai; no casualty, train ops hit

An empty rake of a local train derailed at Ambernath railway yard in Maharashtra's Thane district adjoining Mumbai on Sunday morning, disrupting train operations on the route, officials said. No one was injured in the incident, which took place about 50 km away from Mumbai, they said. According to a Central Railway official, one trolley wheel of a coach of an empty rake "derailed in siding" at 8.25 am. Train operations were affected as the derailed coach was infringing down the main line from Kalyan to Karjat station, the official said. The derailment occurred when the train was coming to Ambernath station from the siding or yard line, sources said. It was an empty EMU (electric multiple unit) rake derailment and no passenger was on board. There was no casualty, Central Railway's chief public relations officer Dr Shivraj Manaspure said. Efforts were being made to re-rail the empty rake and restore the traffic, the Central Railway (CR) said in a statement. Nearly 40 lakh commuter

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