Amravati Express derails near Kalyan; no casualty

The engine and a passenger-cum-guard coach of the Mumbai-bound Amravati Express derailed today while entering the suburban Kalyan station this morning but no one was hurt

Mumbai: The engine and a passenger-cum-guard coach of the Mumbai-bound Amravati Express derailed today while entering the suburban Kalyan station this morning but no one was hurt.

However, the incident has disrupted traffic on the Nashik-Igatpuri-Kalyan section of the Central Railway, a Central Railway spokesperson said here.

The derailed train near Kalyan station

"Engine and one SLR (general second class cum Guard's Van) of 12112 Amravati-Mumbai Express derailed while entering platform no.4 at Kalyan at 04:50 AM today," a railway statement said. Kalyan is 54 kms from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai.

Efforts to restore traffic are in full swing and many trains have been short-terminated, diverted and cancelled due to the derailment, it said.

A K Singh, PRO, CR, asserted, We are making continuos announcements for the benefit of passengers and the restoration work is on in full swing."

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Cancelled
12110/12109 Manmad-Mumbai-Manmad Panchvati Express

Short-terminated
22102 Manmad-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Rajyarani Express short-terminated at Nasik Road and will work back as 22101 Rajyarani Express from Nasik Road

Diverted
11025 Bhusaval-Pune Express via Manmad-Daund

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