Andhra Pradesh: Padmavati Express Derails In Tirupati

The incident took place while the coaches were being connected to the train. Railway officials are currently working on getting the derailed coach on the tracks.

The coach that derailed did not have any passengers. ( Image Source :ANI )

New Delhi: A coach of Padmavati Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported. According to a report by news agency ANI, the coach that derailed did not have any passengers. The incident took place at Platform 6 of Tirupati Railway Station while the coaches were being connected to the train. Railway officials are currently working on getting the derailed coach on the tracks, ANI reported.

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh | A coach of Padmavathi Express, which did not have any passengers onboard, derailed at Tirupati railway station this evening. The incident took place while the coaches were being connected to the train. Railway staff are conducting operations for coaches… pic.twitter.com/sbacc5EE6S

— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2023

According to reports, several trains had to be rescheduled due to the incident. The departure time of 12763 Padmavati Express, which was supposed to leave Tirupati for Secunderabad at 4.55pm has been rescheduled to 7.45pm. The departure time of Tirupati-Nizamuddin Rayalaseema Express, which was scheduled to leave Tirupati at 5.30pm will now leave at 8pm.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, the CBI has arrested three Railways officials, all posted in Balasore district, in connection with the Odisha train accident in which 293 people died. The arrested officials -- senior section engineer Arun Kumar Mohanta, section engineer Mohammad Amir Khan and technician Pappu Kumar -- have been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and destruction of evidence, PTI reported.

The accident, one of the deadliest in India's history, involved the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express from Shalimar, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a stationary goods train. The accident took place near the Bahanaga Bazar railway station on June 2, leaving 293 people dead and more than 1,000 injured.

A high-level probe into the incident by the Commissioner of Railways Safety (CRS) found "wrong signalling" to be the main reason for the accident and dismissed previous reports of a sabotage or a technical glitch.