GUWAHATI: At least two passengers died and eight were injured after several coaches of the 15904 Chandigarh - Dibrugarh Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda on Thursday, July 18.
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A Northeast Frontier Railway statement said that the train had left last night from Chandigarh and derailed near Gonda Jn station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway station under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway (NER) at about 2.37 pm. Four-five coaches of the train from front got derailed.
Based on information from NER, the statement said that two persons had died and eight were injured. This follows multiple train derailment incidents reported across the country.
The Ministry of Railways issued helpline numbers after the incident. These were — Commercial Control Tinsukia: 9957555984; Furkating (FKG): 9957555966; Mariani (MXN): 6001882410; Simalguri (SLGR): 8789543798; Tinsukia (NTSK): 9957555959; Dibrugarh (DBRG): 9957555960. The ministry also issued numbers for Guwahati station — 0361-2731621, 0361-2731622, 0361-2731623.
Assam chief minister Himanata Biswa Sarma's office said that he was closely monitoring the situation. Taking to X, it said, “HCM Dr Himanta Biswa has been briefed about the derailment of Dibrugarh - Chandigarh express in Uttar Pradesh. HCM is monitoring the situation and the Government of Assam is in touch with relevant authorities.”
