Following the incident, railways officials rushed to the spot to take stock of things. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to clear the tracks and resume normal operations as soon as possible.
The driver of the goods train, heading to Agra from Jhansi, stopped in time averting a possible derailment incident. RPF and GRP started investigating the matter.
Madhya Pradesh news: Movement of trains was restored on a track in the Western Railway's Ratlam division today after the three wagons of a goods train carrying petroleum products derailed in Ratlam.
The incident occurred near Chandil station in Jharkhand's Saraikela district. The Chakradharpur Railway Division has set up a help desk at Tatanagar station to assist stranded passengers.
A loco pilot was injured after miscreants pelted stones at a freight train near Kusumkasa village in Balod, Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred while the train was en route from Dallirajahara to Bhilai. Authorities are investigating the case, and the condition of the pilot is stable.
The goods train derailed in Mathura's Vrindavan causing a blockade of the route towards Delhi. Nearly 15 trains have been affected due to the derailment.
A series of incidents targeting trains have left everyone shocked, with the latest revelation of a plot to derail a goods train in Maharashtra. The recent incident has been reported from Maharashtra's Solapur district.
This latest derailment comes amid a concerning spike in train accidents across the country in recent times, highlighting ongoing challenges in railway safety and infrastructure maintenance.
This latest derailment comes amid a concerning spike in train accidents across the country in recent times, highlighting ongoing challenges in railway safety and infrastructure maintenance.
The incident has come just a day after another goods train derailed between Valsad and Surat stations in Gujarat.
The accident occurred just after midnight in the San Bernardo area. EFE said the train collided with the eight-car Fepasa train, which was laden with 1,346 tons of copper. EFE said the injured test train crew were receiving medical treatment.
In Darjeeling district, a fatal collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train claimed 10 lives and injured over 60 individuals on Monday. Following the incident, several trains were canceled for Tuesday, with reroutes announced for others.
Kanchanjungha Express train accident: Railway Minister Vaishnaw described the incident as "unfortunate" and highlighted that senior officials were immediately sent to the scene. He underscored that the injured had been swiftly taken to a hospital for treatment.
According to the information, the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed at around 1 am. No casualties have been reported in the incident.
The train had stopped at the Kathua railway station in Jammu for a driver change and it seems that it began to roll down a slope gradient track on the Jammu-Jalandhar section, a spokesperson of the Northern Railway said, citing preliminary information.
The police have ruled out foul play. All other co-workers of the deceased are safe and sound, police said.
Seven coaches of a goods train derailed in Kasara, Maharashtra, affecting railway services. However, there was no impact on suburban local train services.
Goods train derailment in Maharashtra: A few coaches of goods train derailed in Maharashtra's Palghar district near Vasai station on Friday. No casualty or injury has been reported so far.
The derailment of the goods train coach came days after North East Express accident in Buxar. The probe revealed that a result of the excessive vibration and the severe jolt, the brake pipe pressure dropped suddenly and the train derailed.
Goods train derailment: Railway engineers have expressed the possibility of resumption of traffic on the route by today evening.
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