Kolkata-Sairang Express engine and five coaches derail in Assam
The derailment occurred near Digaru railway station on Wednesday morning, causing disruption to two other train services.
The locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed while entering Digaru railway station in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district at approximately 6.54 am on Wednesday, according to reports from Urban Acres and Siasat.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) stated that no casualties or major injuries were reported and that all passengers are safe. However, eyewitnesses claimed that several people were injured.
NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said the derailment happened as the train was being received at the station to allow the Jan Shatabdi Express to pass, noting that the driver was unable to regulate the speed sufficiently.
The incident disrupted two other services, with the Guwahati-Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express being controlled at Panbari and the Coimbatore-Silchar Express being controlled at Panikhaiti.
A pantry car manager told news agency ANI that the engine and power car sustained heavy damage and that the train continued to move for about a kilometre after the engine derailed.
NFR General Manager Vivek Khare and other senior officials have reached the site to supervise restoration. A recovery train has been sent to clear the tracks, and an investigation into the cause of the derailment will be conducted.