Odisha Train Tragedy: 123 Trains Cancelled, 56 Diverted After Balasore Triple Train Accident; Check Full List Here
The cancelled trains include Sealdah-Puri Duronto, Howrah-Chennai Mail, Kanyakumari-Howrah Express, Shalimar Express, Tirupati Weekly Superfast Express, SMVT-Bengaluru Superfast Express, Santraganchi AC Superfast, Purulia-Villupuram.
New Delhi, Jun 4: The railways has cancelled 123 trains, diverted 56, short-terminated 10 and rescheduled 14 trains due to the accident in Odisha in which 275 people were killed. These trains include those with journeys commencing from June 3 to June 7.
The cancelled trains include Sealdah-Puri Duronto, Howrah-Chennai Mail, Kanyakumari-Howrah Express, Shalimar Express, Tirupati Weekly Superfast Express, SMVT-Bengaluru Superfast Express, Santraganchi AC Superfast, Purulia-Villupuram. Balasore Train Tragedy: Railway Board Recommends CBI Probe Into Odisha Train Crash, Says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (Watch Video).
The diverted trains include Tambaram-New Tinsukhia Express, New Delhi-Puri Express, Purushottam Express and Digha to Visakhapatnam Superfast Express. Trains that have been short-terminated include Falaknuma Express, Baghajatin Express, Balasore-Bhubaneshwar Express, and Jaleswar-Puri MEMU. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that normal train services are likely to be restored by Wednesday. Odisha Train Tragedy: Driver Error Ruled Out, Possible Sabotage Being Probed; Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Says People Behind ‘Criminal’ Act Identified.
The crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train occurred around 7 PM on Friday near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar. Around 275 people were killed and around 1,175 injured in the accident.
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