Kamrup (Assam): Six coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at Digaru railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Wednesday morning, November 11. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far, railway officials said.
The incident occurred at around 6:54 am when Train No. 13125 was being received at Digaru station to give precedence to another train, according to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway, told ANI that the locomotive and five coaches derailed after the loco pilot was unable to control the train’s speed.
“All passengers are safe, and no casualties have been reported so far,” Sharma said, adding that senior railway officials had rushed to the spot.
Passengers Shifted To An Alternate Train
Railway authorities have initiated relief and rescue operations at the site. Passengers are being transported to their destinations through an alternate train.
The General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway and other senior officials have also proceeded to Digaru station to oversee the situation.
Further details about the derailment and restoration work are awaited.
Other Recent Train Incidents
The Assam derailment comes amid reports of other railway incidents in different parts of the country.
On Monday night, two wheels of an empty freight train derailed near Dhedela in Gujarat while it was travelling from Dahod towards Jakot. The incident affected traffic on the down line and delayed two Delhi-bound trains. Railway teams subsequently began restoration work. No injuries were reported.
In another incident in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur district, seven empty coaches reportedly rolled nearly six kilometres without an engine from the railway yard at Jolarpettai Junction before derailing near Thamaleri Muthur.
Railway authorities alerted officials to stop trains approaching Jolarpettai from Bengaluru as a precautionary measure. A gatekeeper reportedly heard an unusual noise and alerted railway officials, helping avert a possible collision.
Preliminary information suggested that the coaches had been kept at a maintenance yard for repair work and began rolling after they were allegedly not secured properly. The incident disrupted train services on the Bengaluru-Chennai route.
