3 coaches of 12840 Howrah Mail derail near Maharashtra's Igatpuri station; 12 trains cancelled

Three coaches of 12840 Howrah Mail have derailed near Igatpuri railway station in Maharashtra. No casualties have been reported and rescue operations are underway. According to latest updates, the security forces have been rushed to the spot. The accident took place in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The cause of the derailment is unknown yet.

"3 coaches of 12809 Mumbai-Howrah Mail via Nagpur i.e. coach S-12, S-13 and Pantry Car derailed near Igatpuri (between TGR 1 and Igatpuri before entering platform 2), on Mumbai Division at 2.05 hrs on 10.6.2018. There are no injuries to any passenger," an official statement said.

The 12840 Howrah Mail runs between between Chennai and Kolkata. Several trains have been canceled or delayed due to the derailment.

List of cancelled trains:

22101 CSMT-Manmad Rajya Rani Express

22102 Manmad-CSMT Rajya Rani Express

12109 CSMT-Manmad Panchvati Express

12110 Manmad-CSMT Panchvati Express

12117 LTT-Manmad Godavari Express

12118 Manmad-LTT Godavari Express

99902 Pune-Talegaon EMU

99903 Talegaon-Pune EMU

99810 Pune-Lonavala EMU

99809 Lonavala-Pune EMU