1 Trains from (ANV)ANNAVARAM to (SORO)SORO

-Help Line number's set up in connection with derailment

Train no. 12841 Shalimar - Chennai Coromandal Express and Train no. 12864 SMVT Bengaluru – Howrah Superfast Express got derailed near BahanagaBazaar Railway station at around 18.55 Hrs o­n 02.06.2023.

Immediately Accident Relief train, SPARME, ART was ordered from Kharagpur, Balasore & Santragachi.

SPARMV KGP was ordered at 19.02 hrs and left KGP at 19.23 hrs. ART/MFD was ordered at the same time and left KGP at 19.36 Hrs.

ARME Bhadrak departed at 19.25 hrs, ART Bhadrak departed at 20.20 hrs, KHURDA SPARME departed at 20.35 hrs and Khurda ART departed at 21.48 hrs.

Rescue operations are being carried out at war footing scale. NDRF team, Medical team, Ambulances are at the accident site.

As of now, 02 numbers of casualties reported due to the tragic accident and 04 injured persons were hospitalized in the nearby hospital. Minorly injured passengers are being shifted to the Balasore, Khantapara, Soro and Gopalpur Health units o­n priority. Helpdesk are opened at Howrah, Santragachi, Shalimar, Kharagpur and Balasore.
Helpline Numbers:

Howrah: 033-2638227; Kharagpur: 8972073925, 9332392339

Balasore: 8249591559, 7978418322, 8585039521; Shalimar: 9903370746

Santragachi: 8109289460, 8340649469

Railway staff and officials are present at the accident site and rescue operations are going o­n at utmost priority.

Help Line numbers set up by South Central Railway:

1. SCR Hqrs, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad: 040 - 27788516

2. Vijayawada Railway Station: 0866 2576924

3. Rajahmundry Railway Station: 0883 2420541

4. Renigunta Railway Station: 9949198414.

5. Tirupati Railway Station: 7815915571

6. Nellore Railway Station: 0861 2342028

7. Samalkot Railway Station – 7780741268

8. o­ngole Railway Station - 7815909489

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प्रेस à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¥à¤žà¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ / Press Release No. 116 Dt: 06.06.2023

I.CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

Due to post rescue restoration work at Bahanaga Bazar station of South Eastern Railway, the following trains will be cancelled as detailed below:

1.Train No. 22887 Howrah – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Humsafar Weekly Superfast Express is cancelled o­n today i.e., June 6.2023.

2.Train No. 12504 Agartala – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Humsafar Weekly Superfast Express is cancelled o­n today i.e., June 6.2023.

3.Train No. 12863 Howrah – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Daily Superfast Express is cancelled o­n today i.e., June 6.2023.

4.Train No. 18047 Shalimar – Vasco-da-Gama Amaravati Express journey commencing o­n June 6, 2023 will be cancelled and slip coaches by Train No. 17603/18047 will also be cancelled o­n June 7, 2023.

5.Train No. 22831 Howrah - Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Weekly Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 7, 2023, will be cancelled.

6.Train No. 12254 Bhagalpur - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Anga Weekly Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 7, 2023, will be cancelled.

7.Train No. 12864 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru – Howrah Daily Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 8, 2023 will be cancelled.

8.Train No. 22888 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru – Howrah Humsafar Weekly Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 8, 2023 will be cancelled.

9.Train No. 18048 Vasco-da-Gama – Shalimar Amaravati Express journey commencing o­n June 9, 2023 and slip coaches by Train No. 18048/17604 will be cancelled.

10.Train No. 12503 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru – Agartala Humsafar Weekly Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 9, 2023 will be cancelled.

11.Train No. 22832 Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam – Howrah Weekly Superfast Express journey commencing o­n June 9, 2023, will be cancelled.

II.DIVERSION OF TRAINS

A.As notified by South Central Railway, the following trains are diverted due to traffic block for o­n-going engineering works between Gannavaram - Mustabada and Mustabada - Gunadala o­n the Vijayawada Division, as detailed below:

1.Train No. 12835 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Bi-weekly Superfast Express, leaving from Hatia o­n June 6, 2023 will be diverted to run via Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., and Vijayawada Jn.

2.Train No. 12889 Tatanagar – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express, leaving from Tatanagar o­n June 9, 2023 will be diverted to run via Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., and Vijayawada Jn.

3.Train No. 18637 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express, leaving from Hatia o­n June 10, 2023 will be diverted to run via Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., and Vijayawada.

B.Due to engineering work for the commissioning of the double line between Sorbhog and Bijni stations in Rangiya division, Northeast Frontier Railway has notified that the following trains will be diverted, as detailed below:

1.Train No. 12551 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) Bengaluru – Kamakhya Weekly Superfast Express leaving from SMVT Bengaluru o­n June 10, 2023, will be diverted to run via New Bongaigaon Jn., Goalpara Town and Kamakhya Jn, skipping stoppage at Rangiya Jn.

2.Train No. 12510 Guwahati – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Tri-weekly Superfast Express leaving from Guwahati o­n June 12 & 13, 2023, will be diverted to run via New Bongaigaon Jn., Goalpara Town and Kamakhya Jn, skipping stoppage at Rangiya Jn and Barpeta Road.

                                                                                                                                Aneesh Hegde
                                                                             Chief Public Relations Officer                                                                                                  South Western Railway, Hubballi