Kolkata-Sairang Express derails in Assam's Kamrup district
No injuries or casualties were reported after the locomotive and several coaches derailed near Digaru station on Wednesday morning.
The Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru railway station in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district at approximately 6:54 am on Wednesday, according to reports from Urban Acres and The Hindu. The incident involved Train No. 13125, which was travelling from Sairang towards Kolkata.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) stated that the locomotive and five coaches derailed while the train was being received at the station to allow the Jan Shatabdi Express to pass. NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma noted that the driver was unable to regulate the train's speed sufficiently before the derailment occurred.
No passengers were injured and no deaths were reported, the NFR confirmed. One passenger told news agency ANI that they heard an unusual sound and the train continued to move for about a kilometre in a derailed state before coming to a halt.
The accident disrupted two other services, with the Guwahati-Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express and the Coimbatore-Silchar Express being controlled at Panbari and Panikhaiti respectively, Urban Acres reported. The NFR is arranging an alternative train from Guwahati to transport passengers to their destinations.
Senior railway officials, including the general manager, have arrived at the site to manage restoration efforts. The railway has also announced that an investigation will be conducted to establish the cause of the derailment.