Rourkela: Around 10 wagons of a goods train derailed on the Rourkela-Ranchi main railway line on Wednesday morning.
According to reports, the wagons went off tracks between Bano and Kanarawa railway stations at around 10 am. Some coaches also toppled over and were damaged.
Railway teams from Hatia and Bondamunda rushed to the spot on being informed about the derailment, so also senior officers and engineers from the Ranchi Railway Division’s engineering and operations departments to assess the situation. The exact cause of the derailment is yet to be ascertained.
The derailment has affected train services on the busy Rourkela-Ranchi route. Maurya Express, en route to Sambalpur from Gorakhpur, was halted near Kanarawa station.
