A major derailment involving a goods train occurred near Peddapalli in Telangana leading to significant disruptions on the primary rail line between Delhi and Chennai. The incident took place late at night, around 10 PM, when a freight train transporting iron ore from Ghaziabad to Kazipet went off the tracks between Raghavpur and Kannal in Peddapalli district. Eleven of the train’s 44 wagons were impacted, derailing and blocking the line.
This disruption has halted traffic on both sides of the main railway route, leaving several superfast, express, passenger, and goods trains stranded. The South Central Railway has taken immediate steps to address the situation with employees on-site working to restore the affected route.
According to the South Central Railway's Public Relations Officer, a total of 37 trains have been fully cancelled in response to the derailment. South Central Railway PRO said, "In Peddapalli district, a goods train got derailed between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam. The goods train consisting of 44 wagons was carrying iron ore. Out of the 44 wagons, 11 wagons got derailed. The incident happened at around 10 pm yesterday night. Around 37 trains have been cancelled. Many more trains have been partially Cancelled, Diverted, Rescheduled or Regulated."
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Talking to ANI, South Central Railway CPRO, A Sridhar said, "A goods train carrying steel load...from Jindal steel siding in South Western railway to near Delhi, that is Ghaziabad and Ballabhgarh. The train got derailed between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam...It's a triple-line section and all three lines were damaged and got blocked. So there is complete hampering of the traffic in this trunk route. This is a major route connecting South India with North India. We had to cancel many of the trains. 39 trains so far have been cancelled and 7 trains were partially cancelled. We have diverted the routes of 61 trains and around 7 trains have been rescheduled..."