Iron Ore Train Derailed in Visakhapatnam: Railway Services Disrupted

A goods train carrying iron ore derailed in Visakhapatnam district, affecting railway services. Twenty-five wagons went off track near Chimidipalli station on the East Coast Railway's Kothavalasa-Kirandul line. No casualties were reported. Restoration efforts are underway, and some passenger trains have been rerouted.

A goods train transporting iron ore derailed in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, disrupting railway services on Wednesday, according to officials.

Twenty-five wagons derailed at Chimidipalli station on the Kothavalasa-Kirandul line in the Waltair division of the East Coast Railway, headquartered in Bhubaneswar. Officials confirmed there were no casualties reported.

Restoration efforts are underway with a relief train dispatched to the site. Senior railway officials are overseeing the operations. Consequently, some passenger trains running between Visakhapatnam and Kirandul have been rerouted via Vizianagaram and Rayagada.

(With inputs from agencies.)