Sabarmati Express Derailment in Kanpur: No Casualties Reported

The 19168 Sabarmati Express derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday morning. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported. Rescue and relief operations are underway, with seven trains canceled and three diverted. Buses and an eight-coach MEMU train are transporting passengers to their destinations.

In a significant railway incident, 20 coaches of the 19168 Sabarmati Express derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday. Rail officials confirmed no reports of casualties or injuries.

North Central Railway (NCR) senior public relations officer Shashikant Tripathi stated that the derailment happened at 2.30 am while the train was en route from Varanasi to Ahmedabad. The rescue and relief operations are actively ongoing, and the derailment has caused the cancellation of seven trains and the diversion of three others.

For the stranded passengers, buses have been arranged to transport them from the accident site to Kanpur Railway Station. An eight-coach MEMU train has also been dispatched to assist in ferrying passengers back to Kanpur for further travel arrangements.