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22 coaches of Ahmedabad-bound Sabarmati Express derail after engine hits 'object on track’ near Kanpur
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22 coaches of Ahmedabad-bound Sabarmati Express derail after engine hits 'object on track’ near Kanpur

As many as 22 coaches of Sabarmati Express passenger train, from Varanasi to Ahmedabad (19168), derailed between Kanpur and Bhimsen stations in Uttar Pradesh early Saturday 17 August morning after its engine struck an object on the tracks, officials said. There have no reports of injuries immediately.

Sabarmati Express derails: Ahmedabad-bound train 'hit by objects placed on track' near Kanpur.

The Indian Railways has sent buses to help passengers reach Kanpur and arrangements have been made for the passengers to continue their journey to Ahmedabad. 

 

The loco pilot said that some boulder hit the front portion of the engine which got badly damaged.

According to the Indian Railways, seven trains have been cancelled and three diverted due to the derailment. According to the railways train enquiry website, derailed at 2:29am on Saturday, approximately 30 minutes after departing from Kanpur Central station, near Bhimsen.

On the same track Patna-Indore train has crossed uninterrupted at 1:20am.

 

Initial reports suggest that a boulder may have hit the engine, damaging the cattle guard.