In yet another such incident, at least two wagons of a goods train derailed near Bhubaneswar railway station in Odisha on Friday. According to officials, the incident took place at around 8.30 am. There have been no reports of injuries, they added. The middle and up lines remain unaffected as the derailment occurred on the down line, the officials said. The visuals from the accident site have also surfaced, showing Railway teams engaged in the restoration work.
East Coast Railway DRM HS Bajwa said the derailment occurred basically in the Bhubaneswar station yard only. "The train derailed, it was a good strain which was going towards the Angul side. Two wagons got derailed. It's in the yard...One wagon has already been re-railed and the second wagon will be hopefully re-railed within an hour... It's already in the process," he added.
Earlier incidents of Goods train derailments
In a similar incident in May, at least four wagons of a goods train derailed near Kantabanji station in Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR). The incident had taken place on May 31, causing disruption of train movement on both tracks, said officials. However, no injuries were reported in the incident, they said, adding that senior railway officials were on the spot and investigating the matter.
Three wagons of a goods train derailed in Alwar Yard in Rajasthan in the early hours of July 21, Railway officials said. "It happened on side line of the yard hence traffic movement on the Delhi-Alwar route remained unaffected,” CPRO, North Western Railway said. The incident took place at 2:30 am, the officials said. "The Alwar-Mathura route was affected but since there was no passenger or freight train during that time it didn't affect train operations," he added.
(With inputs from agencies)
