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.