Freight Train Derailments Disrupt Operations: Restoration Efforts Underway

A goods train derailed in Ranaghat’s goods ward during shunting, though Sealdah-Ranaghat route remains unaffected. Earlier, another train derailed on the Mathura track, prompting an investigation. Rescue operations are ongoing.

The guard bogie of a goods train derailed in the goods ward of Ranaghat, Nadia district, during internal shunting on Sunday evening.

However, train movement on the Sealdah-Ranaghat rail route remains unaffected, and railway employees have begun restoration efforts. Sealdah Eastern Railway DRM Deepak Nigam confirmed in a statement that the operations on the Sealdah-Ranaghat branch are normal, and steps are being taken to bring the derailed goods train back on track.

Earlier the same day, a freight train traveling from Alwar Goods Station to Rewari derailed on the Mathura track around 2:30 AM. Railway authorities have launched an investigation to identify the cause of the derailment, and rescue operations are in progress to restore normalcy.

Manish Goyal, the Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Jaipur, stated that train movement has not been impacted by this incident. Notably, on Saturday, at least seven coaches of a goods train derailed between the Ghaziabad and Moradabad sections in Uttar Pradesh, according to railway officials.

(With inputs from agencies.)