Train mishap delays Rajdhani Express in Bengal

By PTI

KOLKATA: Four wheels of a compartment of a MEMU passenger prepare bought derailed at Asansol station on Tuesday night, inflicting a delay in working of two Rajdhani Express trains by half an hour every, an Eastern Railway official mentioned right here.

No one was injured within the incident because the prepare was leaving a platform in Asansol station at a really low velocity, ER spokesperson Ekalabya Chakraborty mentioned.

WB: Asansol-Bokaro MEMU prepare derailed shortly after leaving Asansol Railway Station

Around 30-40 folks had been on this coach; no casualties. We needed to cease a number of categorical trains for some time, as a result of derailment, however no critical affect: DRM Parmanand Sharma, Asansol Rail Division pic.twitter.com/yiXJRDgP8V

— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2022

Four wheels of the rear coach of the Asansol-Bokaro MEMU prepare bought derailed whereas leaving a platform at 6.10 pm, he mentioned.

“This led to delay of half an hour each of Howrah-New Delhi and Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express trains,” Chakraborty mentioned.

Train providers had been normalised by 7.45 pm after the wheels had been put again on tracks, he mentioned.