Saharanpur. A major railway accident was averted at Saharanpur Railway Station when two coaches of a goods train loaded with grains derailed at a short distance from the station. According to the information, the goods train was going from Guruharsahay in Punjab towards Bamheri in Meerut. Meanwhile, when the goods train reached near Saharanpur railway station, two coaches derailed. The incident is reported to have taken place at 6 am. On information, railway officials including senior RPF officers present at the railway station reached the spot. It was told that a separate track has been made near the platform of the railway station for the movement of goods trains. Late in the night, a goods train had left Guruharsahay of Firozpur in Punjab district carrying grains. In the morning, when it reached near Saharanpur railway station, two coaches of the goods train derailed. The railway tracks ahead have been cut and cleared by the railway officials.
The reasons behind the derailment of two coaches of the goods train are being investigated. Railway officials said that a team will be formed to find out the cause of the accident. Let us tell you that recently train coaches had derailed at different places. On October 13, two coaches of an empty local train (EMU) derailed at Mumbai Central station. Following the incident, the slow track between Churchgate and Mumbai Central was immediately closed. Railway officials handled the situation and continued train operations on the fast line. Earlier, on October 12, the ‘Bagmati Superfast Express’ train coming from Mysore to Darbhanga had met with an accident near Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The train collided with a goods train near Kavarapettai railway station here, in which several passengers were injured.