Mumbai-Ferozpur Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak

8 coaches of Mumbai-Ferozpur Punjab Mail derailed near Rohtak at around 3.30 am on May 6, 2012. At the time of this post, 25 people were reported injured.

The derailed coaches are:

S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10 and the guard-cum-luggage van.

The train later resumed the journey and reached Delhi after 8 am.

Delhi helpline numbers: 011 23341074 / 23342954 / 23962389

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Brahmaputra Mail Accident in Jharkhand: Helpline Numbers

Delhi-bound Brahmaputra Mail rammed into a stationary goods trains leading to a derailment at 5.50 am today (11th January, 2012) at Karanpura, Jharkhand.

Reportedly, the goods train was stationary on the tracks after developing a snag. At the time when Brahmaputra Mail reached the spot, the goods train started rolling back. The goods train hit the sleeper compartment (10th coach) of the Brahmaputra Mail.

Brahmaputra Mail Accident Helpline Numbers:
Bhagalpur: 0641 2421232 / 1901
Delhi: 011 23362296
Dibrugarh: 0373 2300131
Tinsukhia: 0374 2312131
Mariani: 03771 2420044
New Bongaigaon: 099575 54456
Rangia: 03621 244353

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Bogie of CST-Kalyan train derails

My friend Keyur just informed me that a bogie of CST-Kalyan train has derailed near CST station in Mumbai. As per the current reports (9.30 am, December 21, 2011) there are no casualties.

Click here to check out the derailments that happened in the last 2 years and you would know how this problem must be attended to immediately.

GET THE PICTURE:10th July 2011: Guwahati-Puri Express derailed
10th July 2011:Howrah-Delhi-Kalka Express derailment
2nd March 2011:Train derailment in Navi Mumbai today

22nd October 2010: Yet another train derails in Mumbai!
13th April 2010: Garib Rath Express train derailed between Kalyan and Shahard stations 
13th April 2010: 3 train incidents in Mumbai on April 13
18th January 2010: Panvel train derails near Belapur station 

13th November 2009: 2 coaches of a train from Kasara derailed at CST

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Double Train Tragedy in a Single Day in India

It was hard enough to believe the tragic New Delhi-Howrah Kalka Mail derailment news earlier today when another train accident at around 8.20 pm shocked me.

I switched on the television at night to see news about the Kalka Mail accident and was surprised to see some station names that had no connection whatsoever with the derailment. Another train had derailed in India - Guwahati-Jagannath Puri Express... Seriously!

Looks like a nightmare, and I so hope that when I wake up in the morning I realise it was a terrible nightmare. Things can't be so bad, so sad.

While over the last couple of days, we hated the fact that Mumbai local trains services were horribly affected with just 1 day of heavy rains... while we heard 'tragic' incidents of people stranded in trains and at stations for a couple of hours... suddenly today all of that appears like not so much of a big deal. Suddenly the 7/11 memories are revived.

Deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones. Let's pray there are no more casualties.

Guwahati-Puri Express derailed - Helpline Numbers
03621-2737154/55
03621-2731621/622/623

Howrah-Delhi-Kalka Express derailment - Helpline numbers

Allahabad: 0532 2408149

Aligarh - 0571-2403055/56

Fatehpur: 05180-222025, 222026, 222436

New Delhi: 011-23342954 , 23341074, 23967332

Kurja- 05738-253084/85

 

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