According to rail officials, as many as 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early on Saturday morning. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
Shashikant Tripathi, senior public relations officer of the North Central Railway (NCR), informed PTI that the derailment took place at 2:30 am and that there were no reports of any loss of life or property. The train was en route from Varanasi to Ahmedabad. Rescue and relief operations are currently in progress. The derailment occurred between Kanpur and Bhimsen railway station.
“The loco pilot said that some boulder hit the cattle guard (front portion) of the engine, which got badly damaged and bent,” a Railway Board official said. According to the Railways, seven trains have been cancelled and three diverted due to the derailment.
Tripathi 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.
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 helpline 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
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