High-speed passenger train derails in Indian capital

Publisher:Release time:2017-09-07Number of views:10

A high-speed passenger train derailed in the Indian capital Thursday, railway officials said.

The derailment of Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from the eastern city of Ranchi took place on Minto bridge around 12:00 p.m. local time, hours after seven coaches of another passenger train went off the tracks in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

However, there have been no casualties in the incident.

"The engine and the power car are affected. Since the speed of the (Ranchi-Delhi Rajdhani Express) train was very low, there was no injury to any passenger," Neeraj Sharma, Northern Railways spokesperson, told the media.

Earlier this morning, Shaktikunj Express train derailed near Obra railway station close to Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh. However, all the passengers are safe.

This is the sixth incident of train derailment in the past 20 days.

On August 29, nine coaches and the engine of Duronto Express derailed near Titwala station, a small town in the western state of Maharashtra. No injuries were reported.

Five people were injured after a passenger train derailed in India's financial capital Mumbai on Aug. 25.

Similarly on Aug. 23, over 80 people sustained injuries when Delhi-bound Kaifiyat Express derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

And on Aug. 19, 14 coaches of Utkal Express derailed in the same state, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 150 others.

While Chairman of Railway Board A.K. Mittal resigned last month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi replaced Suresh Prabhu with Piyush Goyal as the Rail Minister earlier this week.

Indian Railways is one of the world's largest train networks, criss-crossing the country from north to south and carrying millions of passengers daily, but its safety record is poor.


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