Another train derails near Kanpur after Engine hits object placed on track; Several Trains Cancelled
According to the Railways, seven trains have been cancelled and three diverted due to the derailment.
Twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday after the engine hit an “object placed on the track”, rail officials said. There is no report of any loss of life or injury in the accident.
The Varanasi-Ahmedabad train derailed between Kanpur and Bhimsen railway station around 2.35 am. Rescue and relief operations are underway, officials said.
“The loco pilot said that some boulder hit the cattle guard (front portion) of the engine which got badly damaged and bent,” he added.
Railway Board officials said involvement of miscreants or anti-social elements is being looked into as prima facie it appears that the engine hit an object placed on track. “We found a foreign material near the 16th coach of the train. Looking at the size of the damaged portion of cattle guard of the engine, it seems that the engine hit this foreign object and derailed,” an official said.
According to the Railways, seven trains have been cancelled and three diverted due to the derailment.
Shashi Kant Tripathi, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of the North Central Railway Zone, under which the accident site falls, said that buses were arranged to carry passengers from the accident site to the Kanpur Railway Station.
“Besides, an eight coaches MEMU train departed from Kanpur to the accident site to carry passengers back to Kanpur so that further arrangements can be made to send them to their respective destinations,” Tripathi said.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the engine of Sabarmati Express hit an object placed on the track and derailed near Kanpur at 02:35 am today.
“Sharp hit marks are observed. Evidence is protected. IB and UP police are also working on it. No injuries to passengers or staff. Train arranged for passengers for onward journey to Ahmedabad,” he wrote in a post on X.
Railway Helpline Numbers
The Railways has issued the following helpline numbers:- Prayagraj: 0532-2408128, 0532-2407353, Kanpur: 0512-2323018, 0512-2323015, Mirzapur: 054422200097, Etawah: 7525001249, Tundla: 7392959702, Ahmedabad: 07922113977, Banaras City: 8303994411, Gorakhpur: 0551-2208088.
Besides, the following helpine numbers for Jhansi Rail Division have been released -: Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn) -0510-2440787 and 0510-2440790. Orai -05162-252206, Banda-05192-227543, Lalitpur Jn – 07897992404
Source : News 18
