Four coaches of the Gorakhpur-bound Chauri Chaura Express derailed at Kanpur Central railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. No passengers were injured, railway officials said.
The train, No. 15003, left Platform 7 at 5.03 pm. About two minutes later, at around 5.05 pm, four coaches — B4, B5, B6 and B7 — went off the tracks. One trolley of each coach slipped off the rails, officials said.
01. What happened at Kanpur Central
Railway officials reached the spot soon after the derailment, and work to restore the coaches and clear the tracks was underway on Wednesday evening. Deputy Chief Traffic Manager Akanshu Govil confirmed that no passenger was hurt in the incident.
The railways said passengers who do not wish to continue their journey will get a full refund of their ticket fare. Helpline numbers issued for Kanpur Central are 0512-2323018, 0512-2323016 and 0512-2323015.
02. Second derailment on the same day
The Kanpur incident is the second train derailment reported in India on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at Digaru station in Assam at around 6.54 am. No injuries were reported in that incident either, and passengers were moved onward by an alternative train.
The exact cause of the Kanpur derailment has not yet been established. Further details are awaited.
