Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Specific (Practice No. 22850) derailed early Saturday morning close to Nalpur Station in Howrah, West Bengal. The derailment occurred at 5:31 a.m., involving two passenger coaches and a parcel van, together with the B1 coach, whereas the practice was transitioning from the center line to the down line. South Japanese Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer Omprakash Charan confirmed there have been no accidents or fatalities.
In response to the derailment, accident aid trains and medical help had been promptly dispatched from close by Santragachi and Kharagpur stations. “At 5:31 a.m., the Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Specific practice derailed whereas going from the center line to the down line. One parcel van and two passenger coaches have derailed. No main damage or casualty has been reported,” Charan acknowledged.
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Authorities organized round ten buses to make sure passengers might proceed their journey to Kolkata with minimal disruption. As per Om Prakash Charan, buses had been instantly made obtainable to ferry passengers from the derailment web site to their locations.
The incident has reignited considerations over rail security, as knowledge from Indian Railways reveals that previously 5 years, 351 individuals have misplaced their lives, and 970 had been injured in 200 consequential railway accidents.
