Passenger train derails in Karnataka; no casualty reported

  • | Friday | 21st April, 2017

AURANGABAD: Four coaches of Aurangabad - Hyderabad passenger train derailed between Kalgapur - Bhalki stations in Bidar district of Karnataka in the early hours of Friday. Railway authorities have put the time of derailment at 1.50 am on Friday.Four to five passengers sustained injuries but no casualty has been reported, said Bhalki station manager Laxman Kumar.Arrangements have been made to evacuate the passengers from the site of derailment.After detaching the derailed coaches, the remaining eight coaches was moved to Kalagapur railway station, special buses have been arranged to transport the passengers from Kalagapur to Bidar railway station.The Bidar-Hyderabad Intercity Express is rescheduled to accommodate the passengers of the derailed train, he said.The authorities at the Nanded Division of SCR on Friday morning have stated that Aurangabad to Hyderabad passenger train is cancelled for want of rake.The helpline numbers for information regarding the movement of various trains on the route are: Hyderabad- 040-23200865, Parli - 02446-223540, Vikarabad - 08416-252013, Bidar - 08482-226329, Aurangabad - 02402342034 and Bhalki - 084842622209, 07899930073.

AURANGABAD: Four coaches of Aurangabad - Hyderabad passenger train derailed between Kalgapur - Bhalki stations in Bidar district of Karnataka in the early hours of Friday. Railway authorities have put the time of derailment at 1.50 am on Friday.Four to five passengers sustained injuries but no casualty has been reported, said Bhalki station manager Laxman Kumar.Arrangements have been made to evacuate the passengers from the site of derailment.After detaching the derailed coaches, the remaining eight coaches was moved to Kalagapur railway station, special buses have been arranged to transport the passengers from Kalagapur to Bidar railway station.The Bidar-Hyderabad Intercity Express is rescheduled to accommodate the passengers of the derailed train, he said.The authorities at the Nanded Division of SCR on Friday morning have stated that Aurangabad to Hyderabad passenger train is cancelled for want of rake.The helpline numbers for information regarding the movement of various trains on the route are: Hyderabad- 040-23200865, Parli - 02446-223540, Vikarabad - 08416-252013, Bidar - 08482-226329, Aurangabad - 02402342034 and Bhalki - 084842622209, 07899930073.

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