Two bogies of Shivnath Express derail at Dongargarh Rly Station

The Hitavada Team

Apathy of South East Central Railway (SECR) administration in train operation was exposed once again when two bogies of the Itwari-bound Shivnath Express derailed at Dongargarh Railway station Yard in wee hours of Tuesday. The section comes under Nagpur Division of SECR.

As the train was approaching halt station in very low speed, there was no casualty. Instantly after the incident a team of senior officials from Nagpur, Gondia and Itwari rushed to the spot along with Accident Relief Train (ART) and initiated rescue operation. Both the derailed bogies were later detached from the train before it left for its destination after being detained for about three hours.

According to information, the 18239 Korba-Itwari Express was on its way to Itwari when the incident took place. Railway sources informed that at about 03:42 hrs on Tuesday when it was approaching Dongargarh station, two bogies of the train fitted with the locomotive including Guard Coach No SEC-134400 and General Coach No.SEC-084114 derailed in the yard. As the train was approaching its halt station, it was in a very low speed and there was no casualty or injury. So far the reasons of accident are not known.

According to Railway officials, two coaches fitted with the engine of Shivnath Express derailed on Line No.4 at Dongargarh Railway station yard. Confirming the incident, Public Relations Officer (PRO) V K Naidu said that on getting information about the incident, senior officials including Nagpur Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Maninder Utpal and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) Ravish Singh reached the spot along with ART and initiated massive relief works. The reasons of the accident are also being ascertained. Later, both the damaged bogies were separated from the train and passengers of General Coach shifted to Sleeper Class before the train left for its destination.

Station Superintendent of Rajnandgaon S R Burman told that due to the accident all trains on the Howrah-Mumbai trunk route were running late by hours together. The DRM also took preliminary information about the cause of the accident. Relief trains from Gondia and Itwari have also been sent to the accident site, the official informed.

This is the second derailment of Express train under the jurisdiction of Nagpur Division of SECR within a week. A few days back, one bogie of Bilaspur-Bhagat Ki Kothi Superfast Express had derailed near Gondia.