Meanwhile, the passengers, who were waiting to board on the train at Puri Station, expressed discontentment due to the unexpected delay of the train. The train was scheduled for Howrah.
As many as five coaches of Visakhapatnam-Kirandul passenger train derail in Jeypore on Monday afternoon.
A tragedy was averted on Saturday at the Bhatapara railway station in Chhattisgarh. While attempting to board a moving train, a passenger slipped and nearly fell into the gap between train and platform. Upon losing his footing, he grabbed the train’s door handle but ended up being dragged by the moving train. Fortunately, he was pulled to safety by an alert RPF personnel.
The incident took place when a few passengers in the Secunderabad-Guwahati express reportedly pulled the chain and tried to cross over the other track
The death toll might go up as many other passengers have sustained serious injuries. The injured were reportedly shifted to the nearby Cheepurupalli hospital.
Earlier in the day, Vaishnaw arrived at Domohani railway station at 9.38 AM and proceeded to the derailment site within two minutes on a motor trolley, NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer Guneet Kaur said in Guwahati.
In a tragic mishap, two elephants were killed after being hit by a goods train near Tangi Forest Division in Khordha district on Saturday (Dec 25). According to sources, a herd of eight elephants was crossing the railway tracks near the Bhusandapur level crossing last night when a speeding train approached them.
Two goods trains collided head-on in between Bokaro and Kurkura Railway stations under Ranchi Railway division late night on Saturday (December 25). Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in the mishap.
Meanwhile, train services under the Ranchi-Rourkela railway division have been affected leading to the cancellation and diversion of routes of many trains.
Three persons were killed after being hit by a moving train near a level crossing in Ganjam district late on Sunday night.
Rayagada: Passengers travelling in the Samaleshwari Express had a narrow escape after the train’s engine derailed in Rayagada district today. Sources said the first two wheels of the engine jumped the tracks and none of the bogies sustained any damage in the derailment. The incident occurred near Keutaguda station when Samaleshwari Express was on its […]
Baripada: A passenger train hit a bus near Bangala chhak under Betonati police limits here late on Thursday night. However, no casualty has been reported in the incident. As per reports, the driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle and skidded off the road on to the railway tracks. The bus was then […]
Bhubaneswar: A major train mishap was averted due to alertness of a gateman here on Tuesday. As per the statement released by the railway, the on-duty gateman BK Sethi at the Balugaon level crossing noticed a problem in a particular wagon of a goods train and alerted the driver and co-loco-pilot. The goods train, carrying […]
Rourkela: In an unfortunate incident, a 12-year old boy lost both his legs after he slipped off a train at Rourkela railway station on Wednesday. The boy, identified as Anil Benua was reportedly doing odd jobs including bottle picking and sweeping inside trains. According to sources, this morning while getting down from the Jammu-Tai Express […]
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