Three coaches of a weekly-special train, the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express, derailed near Howrah in West Bengal during the wee hours of Saturday.
According to reports, the special train that runs weekly between Howrah and Hyderabad derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata, around 5:30 am. While one of the coaches was a parcel van, the other two were passenger coachesāa third AC economy and a third AC. No casualties or major injuries have been reported.
The South Eastern Railway (SER) issued a statement: “A parcel van and two coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express derailed while passing through Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at 5.31 am today.”
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“The derailment occurred when the train was crossing over from the middle to the outer tracks”, SER spokesperson Omprakash Charan Sai was quoted saying by NDTV.
An accident relief train and medical relief trains from Santragachhi and Kharagpur reached the derailment site, the official said. Buses were also arranged to take the stranded passengers to their destinations. He further said a departmental inquiry will be held into the accident.
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