Three Coaches Of Secunderabad-Shalimar Train Derail Near Bengal’s Howrah

Bhubaneswar: Restoration work is underway after 3 coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express (Train No. 22850) derailed near Nalpur railway station in West Bengal’s Howrah, about 40 km from Kolkata, early on Saturday.

According to railway officials, three coaches, one of which was the B1 coach and a parcel van, of the train derailed at 5.31 am when it was shifting from the middle to the outer tracks. “Today morning at 5:31 am, Secunderabad Shalimar Weekly Express Train derailed while going from the middle line to the down line. One parcel van and two passenger coaches have derailed. No major injury or casualty has been reported. 10 buses have been arranged for passengers for their onward journey,” CPRO, South-Eastern Railway, Om Prakash Charan said.

This follows two derailments in Tamil Nadu and Assam last week, both of also resulted in no injuries but delayed services.

An accident relief train and medical relief trains from Santragachi and Kharagpur were immediately dispatched for assistance. Ten buses were also arranged to ferry the stranded passengers to their destinations.

Southern Railway has issued helpline numbers for assistance.