Lucknow: Chauri Chaura Express has derailed near Kanpur. Four coaches of the train derailed. There is no information about any casualty in the accident. According to the information, Chauri Chaura Express train derailed at Kanpur Central Railway Station. This train going to Gorakhpur met with an accident while leaving the station. Four coaches of the train derailed on platform number 7.
#WATCH | Kanpur, UP: The Chauri Chaura Express, bound for Gorakhpur, derailed while departing from Kanpur Central railway station. Four coaches went off the tracks at Platform 7. No casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited. https://t.co/HsAifUFAfe
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Accident happened as soon as green signal was received
It is being told that this train was standing on platform number seven to leave for Gorakhpur from Kanpur Central Station. As soon as this train got the green signal, the train started leaving for its destination. The train was just about to cross platform number seven when four coaches derailed. As soon as the train derailed, there was panic in the entire railway department.
An accident happened in Assam also
Earlier on Wednesday morning, five coaches and engine of Sayrang-Kolkata Express train derailed at Digaru near Guwahati in Assam. Four people were slightly injured in this incident. All four injured were admitted to Sonapur Primary Health Centre. In a statement, a spokesperson of the Northeast Frontier Railway had said that the Sairang-Kolkata Express train was being stopped at Degaru railway station in Kamrup district to give way to another train, but the loco pilot could not control the speed. The spokesperson said, "As a result, an unfortunate incident of derailment of the train occurred. Five coaches along with the engine derailed."
Meanwhile, a video is being circulated on social media in which the loco pilot is heard handling the instruments fitted in the engine, saying that none of them are working. However, the authenticity of this video could not be confirmed.
what time did the train derail
Another official said that the train derailed at 6.54 am. He said a relief train has been sent to the spot to carry out rescue operations and remove the damaged coaches from the tracks. The spokesperson said that normal operation of trains on this section has now been restored. He said that trains which were earlier stopped or canceled at different places will gradually resume their normal journey.