Delhi-Saharanpur MEMU coaches derails while moving towards yard in UP

Three coaches of a Delhi-Saharanpur MEMU train derailed on Sunday while entering the Saharanpur Railway Station yard. Officials said that incident took place on the washing line at around 3 pmaround The incident comes mere days after 18 coaches of a Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailed in Jharkhand.

“It is an empty rake inside the yard and no main line is affected & there is no repercussions on train operations in the section,” read a post on X shared by the Northern Railways.

“I would to clarify the news that is being circulated in Saharanpur. The train was moving towards the yard after its termination. Coach of the passenger train has derailed in the yard. It has no impact on any other train movement,” added Naveen Kumar — the senior DCM for Ambala.

Officials said that the train had been empty at the time of the accident and nobody was injured. The Divisional Railway Manager said that an investigation was underway to understand what caused the derailment. Efforts were also underway to fix the tracks.

Meanwhile two people were killed and 22 others injured earlier this week after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand — including 16 passenger coaches, one power car and one pantry car. The accident took place around 3:45 am in Potobeda village near the Barabamboo station in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.

“Two persons were killed and 22 others injured. Of the injured people, 18 have been discharged from hospitals and four are under observation,” Police Superintendent Mukesh Kumar Lunayat told PTI on Tuesday.

All rescue and relief operations were completed within a few hours after the accident as teams of state police, district administration and Central Reserve Police Force rushed to the spot. Lunayat however denied the possibility of any act of sabotage by Naxalites.

(With inputs from agencies)