As per the latest report, till now, 26 trains on the route have been cancelled, 22 trains diverted while 11 trains have been partially cancelled. Diverted trains will be put on a different route from Vijayawada. They will not move through Visakhapatnam.
As per reports, 6 persons were killed while over 20 sustained injured in the tragic train accident involved between two passenger trains- one Rayagada passenger and the other Palasa passenger.
At least 11 persons were killed in a train mishap that occurred between Alamanda and Kantakapalli stations on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday.
There has been no official information on the casualty. Official sources are yet to clear air on the reason behind the mishap.
According to an official, the incident happened at around 3.30 pm in the 8-coach DEMU train between Ahmednagar and Narayanpur stations.
Five coaches of an 8-coach DEMU train caught fire at around 3pm between Ahmednagar and Narayanpur stations in Maharashtra.No injuries or death reported as all passengers deboarded the train when it caught fire.
The accident that took place at 9.53 p.m. on Wednesday night claimed four lives and 30 were injured.
At least 21 coaches of North East Superfast train on Wednesday derailed at Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district.
After the train tragedy on June 2, 2023, 162 bodies were shifted to AIIMS in a phased manner for preservation. After verification, 81 bodies were handed over to the bereaved families.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the disposal of the unidentified bodies of the Bahanaga train accident.
In a shocking incident, 12 armed robbers looted several passengers of the Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express at gunpoint in Jharkhand on Saturday.As per reports, the incident occurred at around 11 p.m. on Saturday when the train was running between Latehar to Barwadih.Around 12 robbers armed with guns and other weapons entered the S-9 coach and looted many passengers at gunpoint.
The board has clarified that no ex-gratia relief would be admissible to road users "in case of accident at unmanned level crossing, trespassers, persons electrocuted by OHE (Over Head Equipment)."
All 28 bodies have been preserved inside a special deep freezer chamber at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar.
Not just India, the world has witnessed several deadliest rail accidents in the past. There are several reasons that lead to rail accidents including inattentiveness of the loco pilot.
The Central Government on Thursday appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the CEO and Chairperson of the Railway Board. The move is historic and has certainly broken the glass ceiling as Sinha is the first woman ever to hold this esteemed position in the history of Indian Railways. She assumed charge of the office on Friday morning. Watch the video to know more about her career spanning over 35 years.
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