3 coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derail near Howrah, no casualties

The weekly special train that was proceeding to Secunderabad derailed at Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata.

The weekly special train that was proceeding to Secunderabad derailed at Nalpur. (PTI)

Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah station, about 40 km from Kolkata, on Saturday morning. No casualties or major injuries have been reported so far, South Eastern Railway said in a statement.

The weekly special train that was proceeding to Secunderabad derailed at Nalpur.

“One Parcel van and two coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express got derailed while passing Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at 5.31 hrs today, 09.11.2024,” the Railways said.

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Officials said that accident relief trains and medical relief trains from Santragachi and Kharagpur have reached the derailment spot. “Buses have been arranged to carry the stranded passengers to their destinations. Restoration process is in progress,” the South Eastern Railway stated.

The helpdesk numbers of Shalimar (6295531471), Santragachi (9831243655), Kharagpur (63764 – Railway), and Howrah (7595074714) stations are operational.

Following the accident, many trains, including long-distance ones, were cancelled in the Kharagpur division.

On June 17, 11 people were killed and nearly 60 others were injured after Sealdah-Agartala Kanchanjunga Express collided with a goods train near Rangapani railway station in North Bengal.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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