Freight Train Derailment Near Aligarh: No Impact on Passenger Services

Two empty wagons of a freight train derailed at a coal siding near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, marking the third similar incident in the country on Friday. The derailment occurred around 2 pm on a side-line and did not affect train operations on the mainline, as confirmed by North Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Shashi Kant Tripathi.

According to Tripathi, the freight train was returning at a slow speed after unloading coal at the Harduaganj thermal power station when the wagons derailed. Since the incident occurred on a side-line and not on the main railway line, it did not impact passenger train movement.

Tripathi stated, "Side-lines originate from the main railway line for freight trains to travel to thermal power stations for unloading coal. They are called railway sidings." Additionally, he mentioned that an accident relief train was dispatched to the site. Earlier in the day, five tank wagons derailed in the Katihar rail division, and 17 wagons of another freight train derailed in the Hubballi division, causing the cancellation of passenger trains.

(With inputs from agencies.)