A goods train derailed on Saturday afternoon in Maharashtra's Raigad district, disrupting operations on the Panvel-Vasai route, the Central Railway said
Central Railway Chief Public Relations Office (CPRO) Shivraj Manaspure said four wagons, including a brake van, of the freight train, headed to Vasai (in Palghar district) from Panvel (in Raigad district), derailed on the Panvel-Kalamboli section at around 3.05 pm
After the incident, at least five passenger trains were detained at various spots on the Konkan-Mumbai route
"Out of 59 wagons of the goods train, 54 wagons are cleared from the accident site and brought to the Kalamboli yard," Manaspure said on Saturday night
He said the four derailed wagons and the brake van were at the spot and their removal was in progress. "Around 250 labourers are working at the spot," he said
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