Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derail near Nalpur Station Bengal’s Howrah
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express (Train No. 22850) derailed near Nalpur Station in West Bengal’s Howrah.
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express (Train No. 22850) derailed near Nalpur Station in West Bengal’s Howrah on Saturday morning. According to South Eastern Railway’s chief public relations officer (CPRO), Omprakash Charan, the incident involved three coaches—one of which was the B1 coach.
The derailment, reported early this morning, raised concerns among passengers and authorities. Om Prakash Charna confirmed no injuries or fatalities so far.
The railways dispatched an accident relief train and medical trains from Santragachi and Kharagpur. Buses were sent to ferry passengers to Kolkata.
“At 5:31 am, the 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.
Charna said, “No major injury or casualty has occurred. We have arranged around 10 buses for passengers’ onward journey.”
Help desk numbers in connection with derailment at Nalpur:
Shalimar:
62955 31471
45834 (Railway)
Santragachi:
98312 43655
89102 61621
Kharagpur:
63764 ( Railway )
P/T. 032229-3764
Howrah
75950 74714
The Hindu reported that over the last five years, 351 people died and 970 were injured in 200 consequential railway accidents, citing data from 17 railway zones.
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last month, while inspecting the Kolkata-based PSU Braithwaite and Co, said that 10 years ago, there were 171 accidents per year; this had come down to 40 accidents now.
