Saharanpur,

Oct 25 (HS): A major railway accident was averted at Saharanpur railway station

when two coaches of a goods train loaded with grains derailed at a short

distance from the station. According to the information, the goods train was

going from Guruharsahay in Punjab towards Bamanheri in Meerut. Meanwhile, when

the goods train reached near Saharanpur railway station, two coaches derailed.

The incident is said to have taken place at 6 am. On information, railway

officials including senior RPF officers present at the railway station reached

the spot. A separate track has been made near the platform of the railway

station for the movement of goods trains. Late in the night, a goods train had

left Guruharsahay of Firozpur in Punjab district carrying grains. When it

reached near Saharanpur railway station in the morning, two coaches of the

goods train derailed. The railway tracks ahead have been cut and cleared by the

railway officials. The reasons behind the derailment of two coaches of the

goods train are being investigated. Railway officials said that a team will be

formed to find out the cause of the accident. It is worth mentioning that

recently train coaches had derailed at different places. On October 13, two

coaches of an empty local train (EMU) derailed at Mumbai Central station. On

October 12, the 'Bagmati Superfast Express' train coming from Mysore to

Darbhanga met with an accident near Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi