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Indian Railways has cancelled or diverted numerous trains heading towards Howrah, Puri, and other stations following a tragic accident of the Coromandel Express and Yeshwanthpur Howrah Express in Odisha's Balasore district.
According to the most recent report, officials stated that at least 300 individuals were injured and there were fears of several fatalities. This occurred when several coaches of 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah superfast express travelling to Howrah, derailed at Bahanagabazar and fell on the upline. These derailed coaches collided with Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and its coaches capsized too. Subsequently, it collided head-on with a goods train traveling in the opposite direction on the adjacent track.
After the train accident, the railways released a list of trains that have been cancelled or diverted, along with the corresponding helpline numbers.
Here is the list of cancelled trains:
Train Number 12837 (HWH-PURI SUPERFAST EXP) JCO-02.06.2023
Train Number 12863 (HWH-SMVB SUF EXPRESS) JCO-02.06.2023
Train Number 12839 (HWH-MAS MAIL) JCO-02.06.2023
Train Number 12895 (SHM-PURI S/F) JCO-02.06.2023
Train Number 20831 (SHM-SBP EXPRESS) JCO-02.06.2023
Train Number 02837 (SRC-PURI EXPRESS) JCO-02.06.2023
Here is the list of diverted trains:
Train Number 22817: Control at 21.12 HRS, power to be reversed & diverted via Tata.
Train Number 15929: Control at RNTL 19.32 HRS, to be returned back to BHC.
Train Number 22807: Proposed control at BCK from 21.10, diverted via Tata.
Train Number 22873: Control at PKU from 19.56 HRS, diverted via Tata.
Train Number 18409: Control at ULB from 20.10 HRS, diverted via Tata.
Helpline numbers for assistance are provided as follows:
Derailment of 12841 Shalimar - Chennai Coromandel Express
Howrah Helpline Number: 033-26382217
Kharagpur Helpline Number: 8972073925 & 9332392339
Balasore Helpline Number: 8249591559 & 7978418322
Shalimar Helpline Number: 9903370746
Bhadrak: 8455889900
Jajpur Keonjhar Road: 8455889906
Cuttak: 8455889917
Bhubaneswar: 8455889922
Khurda Road: 6370108046
Brahmapur : 89173887241
Balugaon: 9937732169
Palasa: 8978881006
Howrah: 033-26382217
Kharagpur: 8972073925, 9332392339
Balasore: 8249591559, 7978418322
Shalimar: 9903370746
(Source: South Eastern Railway)
The Chief Secretary of Odisha, Pradeep Jena, tweeted that NDRF and SDRF teams, along with 600-700 rescue personnel, were present at the site. Rescue operations would continue throughout the night, with support provided by all hospitals. The priority is to rescue the victims.
The Coromandel Express, originating from Shalimar station in West Bengal, commenced its journey at 3:30 pm today and was scheduled to reach Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Chennai tomorrow at 4:50 pm. The other train involved was en route to Kolkata from Bengaluru, as confirmed by Railway Ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma to the media.
