Sabarmati Express Derailment: At least 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express derailed between Bhimsen and Kanpur station in Uttar Pradesh at 2:30 AM on Saturday. Although Sabarmati Express is a passenger train, no casualties have been reported as of now. The derailment was confirmed by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways.
The loco pilot informed that some boulder hit the cattle guard of the engine that got badly damaged and bent”, said the railway board official. Further, seven trains have been canceled and diverted due to this derailment.
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”, said Shashi Kant Tripathi, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of the North Central Railway Zone.
Shashi Kant Tripathi of the North Central Railway Zone, under which the accident site falls, said that buses were arranged to carry passengers from the accident site to the Kanpur Railway Station. 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.
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