Experts inspecting derailed coaches of Chauri Chaura express
No passenger injuries were confirmed, said railway officials. Kanpur: North Central Railway constituted a high-level four-member multi-departmental committee to investigate the derailment of four AC coaches of Chauri Chaura Express at Kanpur Central railway station. The committee comprises officers from the safety, mechanical, electrical operations and civil engineering departments and will examine the technical condition of the coaches and track, maintenance arrangements and the site where the coaches derailed.
Chauri Chaura Express, travelling from Kanpur Anwarganj to Gorakhpur , arrived at platform 7 of Kanpur Central at 4.54 pm, four minutes behind schedule. It departed after a nine-minute halt at 5.03 pm. At 5.05 pm, passengers felt a strong jolt as one trolley each of coaches B-4, B-5, B-6 and B-7 came off the tracks. A total of 298 passengers boarded the train from Kanpur Anwarganj and Kanpur Central, including 107 at Anwarganj and 191 at Kanpur Central.
North Central Railway chief public relations officer Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Shivam Sharma said all passengers were safe. The coaches began tilting to one side amid a loud rattling noise, prompting passengers to get down with their belongings. Railway officials and staff reached the site and evacuated them safely. Railways arranged bedding, snacks, food packets and drinking water for affected passengers. Passengers waited at the station for nearly three hours, with inconvenience over seat allocation.
Around 9 pm, a 10-coach special train carrying passengers from the four affected AC coaches and six general and sleeper coaches left for Gorakhpur. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kanpur | Silver Rate in Kanpur | Bank Holidays in Kanpur | Public Holidays in Kanpur | Kanpur AQI | Weather in Kanpur | Petrol Price in Kanpur | Diesel Price in Kanpur | CNG Price in Kanpur | LPG Price in Kanpur Stay updated with the latest Kanpur news. Documents relating to maintenance by the Carriage and Wagon department will also be scrutinised. The team may question employees involved in the train’s primary maintenance and is expected to submit a detailed report within two to three days. Rail traffic at Kanpur Central was disrupted, delaying around a dozen trains. Several were stopped en route, while others were held at nearby stations and outer signals. Download the TOI App.
Passengers from the coaches that derailed had not been accommodated on an earlier departing train and were later informed about the special service.