• Source:JND

Train Accident: A freight train has derailed in Bandamunda under the Chakradharpur Rail Division. The incident occurred on the up line of the Mumbai-Howrah main railway route. Following the incident, train operations on the up line have come to a complete halt.

Railway staff and officers have reached the spot, and efforts are underway at full speed to rerail the derailed freight train. According to a report by Jagran.com, the freight train derailed on Saturday morning around 7:45 near kilometre pole number 408/11 E in front of K-Cabin in the Bandamunda main section of the Howrah-Mumbai main rail route.

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According to the report, the N Box freight train was going from Bandamunda towards Rourkela. Suddenly, two coaches of the freight train derailed in front of the K-Cabin. After the incident, the derailed freight train stood on the up line, due to which train operations on the up line of the Howrah-Mumbai main rail route have come to a halt.

Employees from Engineering and Carriage & Wagon departed for the incident site and are engaged in efforts to rerail the train at the spot.

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