NEW DELHI: Eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed at Assam‘s Dibalong station on Thursday at 4 pm within the Lumding division, according to a railway spokesperson.
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), the chief minister of assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed that there have been no major casualties and all passengers are safe.
“8 coaches of Train 12520 Agartala –LTT Express derailed at Dibalong station near Lumding at 15:55 Hrs today.𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞. We are coordinating railway authorities and relief train will shortly reach the site,” he wrote on X.
The North East Frontier Railway in Lumding confirmed that there were no casualties or injuries reported in the incident. “8 coaches including the power car and the Engine of the train got derailed,” they said.
Train services along the single line section between Lumding and Badarpur have been halted due to the incident, they added.
To assist those affected by the incident, the railways have established helpline numbers at Lumding station.
Helpline number: 03674 263120, 03674 263126
The railways have already dispatched an accident relief train and an accident relief medical train from Lumding, accompanied by senior officials from the division who will oversee the rescue and restoration efforts at the site, in response to the derailment.
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