Tamil Nadu, 12 coaches The Darbhanga Express
Friday night (October 11, 2024) at Kavaraipettai near Gummidipoondi in the Chennai Division of Southern Railway saw another disaster due to a signal failure: a speeding express train collided with a halted goods train.
Mysuru-Darbhanga Express, train number 12578, was given the all-clear to cross the main line, according to railroad sources. Still, as the train approached the loop line at 75 kmph, it struck the back of a freight train that was stabled there on impact. Around 8.30 p.m., the accident happened.
Because of the force of the impact, at least 13 coaches derailed and a cargo van caught fire.
Around 8:27 p.m., the express train passed through Ponneri Railway stop and received the all-clear to proceed via Kavarapettai, the next stop, on the mainline.
“The train crew experienced a severe jerk as they entered Kavaraipettai station. Instead of following the signal and entering the main line, the train entered the loop line at 75 kmph and collided with the goods train,” a Southern Railway spokesman said.
According to the official, the package van fire has been put out and the crew is safe. “There have been some reported injuries, but no casualties as of yet. The official stated, “All injured are sent to adjacent hospitals.
According to railway officials, rescue workers, ambulances, and physicians have arrived at the scene. The section’s train movement was impacted on both sides. Passenger transportation was being arranged in an alternate manner.
The Southern Railway announced that anyone seeking information could call the helplines 044-25354151/044-24354995, which were established by the Chennai Division.
The incident at Southern Railway on Friday night seemed to be a recurrence of the incident that happened in Balasore, Odisha, on the evening of June 2, 2023, which resulted in over 900 injuries and around 290 fatalities among passengers.
Here are the updates on Tamil Nadu train collision :
Rescue operations are in progress after a train crash that left 19 people injured.
At Kavaraippettai Railway Station, close to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express train collided with a cargo train on Friday night, injuring up to 19 passengers, according to officials.
Twelve passenger coaches of the train derailed as a result of the event, which happened at 8:30 p.m. on the Chennai-Gudur route between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations under the Chennai division of South Western Railway.
A senior railway official confirmed that all passengers have been evacuated and that relief and rescue operations are currently underway.
Twelve or thirteen carriages had derailed, according to a statement from South Western Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO).
In the Tennessee train collision, no casualties have been reported thus far: the Railway Board
The Ponneri-Kavarapettai stretch of Chennai Rail Division’s passenger-freight train collision has not yet resulted in any casualties being reported, according to the Railway Board.
“We received an information of collision of the Bagmati Express with a freight train at the Kavarapettai station in the Tamil Nadu ( Chennai Division,”) stated Dilip Kumar, Executive Director, Information and Publicity of the Railway Board, in a video message that was released shortly after the passenger train and the stationary freight train collided. The emergency response and rescue crew arrived to the scene right away.
“We have evacuated over 95% of the passengers from the impacted coaches, and we have not yet received any reports of any fatalities or serious injuries.”
13 carriages of a freight train overturned
About 13 coaches have derailed, however as of as now, no casualties have been reported. There have been some reported injuries to passengers. The injured are all taken to hospitals in the area. There has been an impact on train services on both the up and down line
Alternative passenger transportation plans have been made by railway officials.
Soon, the other trains’ diversions would be announced by the railway officials.