No casualties or major injuries have been reported following the Wednesday morning accident at Digaru railway station.
The locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express (Train No. 13125) derailed at Digaru railway station in the Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam on Wednesday morning, according to ANI and India TV.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:54 am while the train was being brought into the station to allow another train to pass. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials stated that the loco pilot was unable to control the speed of the train, leading to the derailment.
Northeast Frontier Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma confirmed to ANI that six coaches went off the tracks and that senior officials have moved to the site to assess the situation.
While the Economic Times reported that several passengers were injured, NFR stated that all passengers are safe and no casualties or major injuries have been reported. Authorities are currently transporting passengers to their destinations using an alternative train.
Relief and rescue operations are underway, and the General Manager of NFR is at the location to oversee restoration work. The derailment has also led to the regulation of the Guwahati-Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express at Panbari and the Coimbatore-Silchar Express at Panikhaiti.
