Telangana: 6 Coaches Of Godavari Express Derailed At Bibinagar, No Casualties Reported

Passengers are being cleared in the same train by detaching the derailed coaches.

Godavari Express derailed in Telangana's Bibinagar

Source : ABP Desam

Six coaches of the Godavari Express train from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad derailed near Bibinagar in Telangana on Wednesday morning. However, no injuries or loss of life were reported.

"Six coaches of Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Godavari Express derailed near Bibinagar in Telangana today, no injuries or loss of life reported," the Public Relation Officer of South Central Railway said as quoted by ANI.

Six coaches of Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Godavari Express derailed near Bibinagar in Telangana today, no injuries or loss of life reported: PRO, South Central Railway

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2023

Train No.12727 (Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad) Godavari Express got derailed btw Bibinagar - Ghatkesar. *6 coaches derailed:*
S1 to S4, GS, SLR

*No casualties/Injuries*

Passengers are being cleared by the same train by detaching the derailed coaches.

Helpline No:
040 27786666 pic.twitter.com/YuBIln1BgK

— South Central Railway (@SCRailwayIndia) February 15, 2023

According to the ABP Desam report, the railway track was damaged during the derailment, causing train services to be disrupted. As the speed of the train was low, the locomotive pilot immediately stopped the train. As a result, all the passengers got off the train. Passengers are being cleared in the same train by detaching the derailed coaches.

The South Central Railway has established a special helpline 040-27786666 for any passenger inquiries. Trains on the route were halted, and all other stations on the way to Secunderabad were halted at Bibinagar.

The train, which had left Visakhapatnam at 17.20 hours on Tuesday was scheduled to reach Secunderabad at 05.10 hours. The derailment has hampered train traffic between Kazipet and Secunderabad. The railway authorities were working to repair the track.

Earlier, at least two people died and others were injured when a goods train derailed at Odisha's Korai Station. Both rail lines were blocked, and the station building was damaged.

The goods train derailed at Korai Station on the Bhadrak-Kapilas Road Railway Section, which is part of the East Coast Railway's Khurda Road Railway Division. Both lines are blocked. When the train derailed, eight wagons dashed onto the platform and the waiting hall, causing casualties.