West Bengal train derailment: A train accident occurred in Nalpur today (November 9) where around three coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express derailed and went off the tracks.
The train got derailed while passing the Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at around 5:31 am. The railway officials arrived at the spot and passengers were being rescued from the derailed coaches.
"A total of 3 coaches including one parcel van of the Secunderabad Shalimar SF Express derailed near Nalpur Station of the South Eastern Railway division. No casualties reported so far," said CPRO South-Eastern Railway.
KR Chaudhary, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Kharagpur said, "The restoration work will take about 2 more hours. Once it is completed, train operations will be resumed on the down line as well. No one has been injured. All passengers are safe and have reached their destination."
Accident relief train and medical relief trains from Santragachi and Kharagpur have reached the derailment spot. Buses have been arranged to carry the stranded passengers to their destinations. The restoration process is in progress.
Kharagpur Help Desk number-
- Railway 63764
- P&T 032229-3764
According to the railways, there has been no major damage, and no casualties so far, and only one or two passengers have sustained minor injuries. As per reports, among the three derailed coaches, one was a parcel van and two were passenger coaches which were derailed on Saturday.
(With inputs from Anamika Gaur and Onkar Sarkar)
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