Three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in the South Eastern Railway division near Howrah, said railway officials on Saturday.
The 3 coaches that derailed included one parcel van and 2 others. 10 buses were arranged for the affected passengers for their further journey.
According to the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of South Eastern Railway, no casualties have been reported so far, and authorities are on-site managing the situation. “Today morning at 5.31 am, Secunderabad Shalimar Weekly Express Train derailed while going from middle line to down line. One parcel van and two passenger coaches have derailed. No major injury or casualty has been reported. 10 buses have been arranged for passengers for their onward journey,” said CPRO, South-Eastern Railway, Om Prakash Charan.
The South Eastern Railway also issued helpline numbers in connection to the incident.
This derailment comes after two other incidents in Tamil Nadu and Assam last week. In Tamil Nadu, the wheel of the Bodinayakkanur-bound express train derailed. While in Assam, rail traffic was impacted under the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of Northeast Frontier Railway following derailment of a wagon of a goods train.
No injuries were reported in those cases either, though the disruptions have caused delays.
