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Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Three wagons of goods train derail in Odisha's Cuttack, no casualties
Jun 30, 2025 01:41 PM IST Three empty wagons of goods derailed on Monday in a yard near the Cuttack railway station in Odisha, an official said. No casualty was reported due to the incident, he said further. According to the official with the knowledge of the incident, at around 8:30 am in the morning the wagons jumped the tracks and affected the loop lines in the yard. In a similar incident, a coach of an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train was derailed near the Shivaji bridge in New Delhi on June 12.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo) After the incident, a relief train with machines, material and manpower has already been mobilized and the loop line in the yard will be restored soon, he said. Meanwhile, it did not affect the train movement. The main line (Bhadrak-Cuttack-Visakhapatnam) remains clear and operational. Train movement towards Pradeep is also not affected, he said. Also read: One dead after 11 coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya Express derail in Odisha Similar incidents of derailment has been seen in the past few months across India, with the most recent in this month. A coach of an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train was derailed near the Shivaji bridge in New Delhi, an official said. In this case as well there were no casualties reported. The train was traveling from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh to Nizamuddin Railway Station when the incident occurred around 4.10 pm on the down main line. In March this year, one person lost his life, while seven were left injured after 11 coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district, sparking a swift emergency response. Also read: Train derails near Shivaji Bridge station in New Delhi, no casualties The same month, two coaches of Kalka-Delhi Express derailed at Kalka railway station, leading to the delay of the Kalka-Delhi Shatabdi Express. In this incident one train, which had been stationed overnight, was being moved in reverse towards the washing yard when the incident occurred. (With Inputs form PTI)
Times of Oman
30-03-2025
- General
- Times of Oman
India: One dead, 8 injured after Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derails in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: One person was dead and eight were left injured after the Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derailed in Cuttack in Odisha on Sunday. "One person has died in the incident...8 people injured needed a referral and have been inquiry is being done of the incident," Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, District Magistrate told reporters. Earlier in the day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that two passengers from his State were injured in the train accident. "Sharing an update on the incident involving Train 12551. There are no casualties from Assam. 2 persons from the State - Willson Digal of Udalguri and Amiran Nisha of Baksa are injured and undergoing treatment. Both are out of danger," he said in a post on X. Eleven coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi Station at around 11.54 am on Sunday. Meanwhile, HS Bajwa, Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Division, told reporters that the teams from NDRF and SDRF were at the accident site. "Today Bangalore-Kamakhya Express derailed near Nergundi Railway Station...A special train is being run on the same route which will go to the same this, the restoration work will will provide the ex-gratia from the have also arranged food, water, first aid and and SDRF are enquiry will be done," Bajwa said. Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government is in touch with the Odisha Government and Railways. "I am aware of the incident involving 12551 Kamakhya Express in Odisha. @CMOfficeAssam is in touch with the Odisha Government and Railways. We will reach out to each and every person who is affected," Assam CM said in a post on X. Ashoka Kumar Mishra, CPRO, East Coast Railway said, "As far as we got the information, accident relief train, emergency medical equipment was sent. Senior officials are going to reach the spot soon. DRM Khurda Road, GM/ECoR and other higher level officials rushed to the spot. We will get to know the cause of derailment after the inquiry. Our first priority is to divert the trains waiting on the route and start the restoration work...".
