Four coaches of the Chauri Chaura Express derailed shortly after departing from Kanpur Central railway station.
KANPUR: Four coaches of the Kanpur Anwarganj-Gorakhpur Chauri Chaura Express (Train No 15003) derailed shortly after departing from platform number 7 at Kanpur Central railway station on Wednesday evening. No passengers were injured or killed in the incident, according to the North Central Railway's Prayagraj division. According to North Central Railway's Prayagraj division, the train departed at 5.03 pm. Around 5.05 pm, four coaches, B4, B5, B6 and B7, derailed while the train was moving out of the station. Officials said one bogie (the wheel assembly underneath a coach) of each of the four coaches came off the tracks. Following the incident, railway authorities initiated relief and restoration operations under the supervision of the deputy chief traffic manager, Kanpur. Senior railway officials from Prayagraj also left for the site to assess the situation. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known. Meanwhile, North Central Railway issued helpline numbers at Kanpur Central, Prayagraj Junction and other stations to assist passengers and their relatives.
Kanpur Central: 0512-2323018, 0512-2323016, 0512-2323015
Prayagraj Junction: 0532-2408128, 0532-2407353, 0532-2408149
Prayagraj Chheoki: 9794837283, 0532-2226205, 9473836997
Fatehpur: 9151833006
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