Madurai Express sleeper-class coach derails at Khandala, none hurt
A sleeper class coach of Madurai Express derailed at Khandala railway station on Mumbai-Pune route in Maharashtra in the wee hours today. Nobody was injured in the incident, although it led to cancellation of four trains and diversion of another. "Soon after the derailment, an accident relief train was pressed into service. The express train resumed its journey around 6 am," an official said.
Affected passengers were shifted to adjoining coach
The passengers of the affected coach were shifted to the adjoining coaches and after the train reached Pune, a replacement coach was attached. The train departed from Pune at 8 am, the official added.
No passenger was injured as train was moving slowly: Official
"The incident occurred at 2.44 am when seating-cum-luggage rake of 11043 LTT-Madurai Express derailed while entering platform number 1 of Khandala station. Since the train was moving at a very low speed, no passenger was injured," the official said. Khandala railway station is located 123 kms from Mumbai. The cause of the derailment will be ascertained after an inquiry, he said.
The following are the trains cancelled due to the derailment
The cancelled trains are: 51317/51318 Karjat-Pune- Karjat Passenger, 12127/12128 CSMT-Pune-CSMT Intercity Express, 11010/11009 Pune-CSMT-Pune Sinhagad Express and 12126/12125 Pune-CSMT-Pune Pragati Express. 11025 Bhusaval-Pune Express has been diverted via Manmad-Daund route.
