“800 railway personnel carrying out restoration work in Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment,” DRM of North-Eastern Railways

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Divisional Railway Manager of North-Eastern Railway Aditya Kumar on Friday said that around 800 railway personnel carried out the restoration work after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Gonda.

“Around 800 railway personnel are carrying out restoration work and the work is likely to be completed by this evening. Trains are running on diverted routes. The upline will be repaired soon and trains will start arriving on it,” said Aditya Kumar.

The CPRO of Northeast Railway, Pankaj Kumar Singh, said that train operations will start on the up-line soon.

“The coaches that derailed on the down line have been removed… Restoration work is going on at a fast pace. More than 800 workers are working there. Many machines are also working there. Train operations will be started on the up-line soon. Three people have died in the accident. We are continuously diverting trains,” he added.

The General Manager of North Eastern Railways, Saumya Mathur, also said that the restoration work is underway, adding that within a few hours, the upline will be restored.

“The restoration work is underway. The checking process is being done and within some hours, the upline will be restored. On the second line, you are seeing that the work is underway. We are working to ensure that the entire section gets restored by this evening. We are working to ensure that the entire section gets restored by this evening,” Mathur told ANI.

According to the Railways, the 04260 Ayodhya Dham-Mankapur special train running from Ayodhya Dham on July 19, 2024, is cancelled, 04257 Mankapur-Ayodhya Dham special train running from Mankapur on July 19, 2024, is cancelled, 04258 Ayodhya Dham-Mankapur special train running from Ayodhya Dham on July 19, 2024, is cancelled, and 04241 Mankapur-Ayodhya Dham special train running from Mankapur on July 19, 2024, is cancelled.

At least three people have died and around 30 were injured after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express derailed near Gonda station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations under the jurisdiction of the North Eastern Railway.

As many as 4-5 coaches of the Dibrugarh Express train from the front got derailed. After getting the information, the medical team, along with senior officials from the Lucknow division of NER, immediately rushed to the site.

In addition to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) inquiry, a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the rail derailment accident.